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In order

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to collect crabs on Dickens Seamount,
we lowered a metal platform

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or elevator loaded with crab traps
over the side of the Atlantis.

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The elevator was weighted with 135 lbs
and had an acoustic release.

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After 18 hours at a depth of 546 meters,

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we triggered the release
and the elevator floated to the surface.

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Here we see the yellow transponder buoys
floating by the ship.

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The Atlantis crew grabbed the buoy line
and hauled up the elevator

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and traps that were dangling below.

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As you can see,

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our bait of cat food,
herring and glow sticks worked

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as there is a Scarlet King crab
in one of the traps.

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Starlight King crabs are from the genus

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Lithodes, which means "rock-shaped".

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Here we can see
the crab's internal organs;

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and these are the crab's gills.

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We can tell

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by the rounded shape of the apron
that this crab is a female

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and she happens to be a gravid,
or egg bearing female.

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Here we have a nice shot
of her bright orange eggs.