SCIENTIFIC MOORINGS Acoustic sensors, consisting of a concrete anchor and tethered instrument package floating above the anchor, are positioned approximately 0.8 kilometers / 0.5 miles apart along the line. Instruments in water less than 149.9 meters / 82 fathoms deep are within 5.4 meters / 3 fathoms of the seabed. Instruments in water more than 149.9 meters / 82 fathoms deep are approximately 149.9 meters / 82 fathoms below the surface.