Ocean's Biological Carbon Pump (IMAGE) Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Caption WHOI marine chemist Ken Buesseler (right), one of the authors of the study, deploys a sediment trap used to study the biological carbon pump during a 2018 expedition in the Gulf of Alaska. Credit (Photo by Alyson Santoro, University of California Santa Barbara) Usage Restrictions with credit License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.