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May 12, 2021: Shrimp

We encountered this red shrimp with very long antennae during the first remotely operated vehicle dive of the Océano Profundo 2015: Exploring Puerto Rico’s Seamounts, Trenches, and Troughs expedition.

Image courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, Exploring Puerto Rico’s Seamounts, Trenches, and Troughs. Download larger version (jpg, 1.2 MB).

We encountered this red shrimp with very long antennae during the first remotely operated vehicle dive of the Océano Profundo 2015: Exploring Puerto Rico’s Seamounts, Trenches, and Troughs expedition. The objective of the dive, which started at a depth of 4,055 meters (2.5 miles) was to investigate the geomorphology and potential slope failures in Guajataca Canyon along the Arecibo Amphitheater, a section of the marginal escarpment of the carbonate platform. Watch a video overview of the dive.