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January 3, 2021: Golden Crab

This golden crab, a commercially important species in the Southeast Atlantic region, was seen at a depth of approximately 1,250 meters (4,100 feet) during the fourth dive of the Windows to the Deep 2018 expedition, while exploring off the Atlantic coast of Florida at a site named Blake Escarpment South.

Image courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, Windows to the Deep 2018. Download larger version (jpg, 1.2 MB).

This golden crab, a commercially important species in the Southeast Atlantic region, was seen at a depth of approximately 1,250 meters (4,100 feet) during the fourth dive of the Windows to the Deep 2018 expedition, while exploring off the Atlantic coast of Florida at a site named Blake Escarpment South.

Later in the expedition, we captured video of two kinds of deep-sea crabs, offering interesting insights into these decapod crustaceans.