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May 27, 2021: King Crab

This king crab was seen making its way across the seafloor during a Northeast U.S. Canyons Expedition 2013 dive to explore along the western wall of Atlantis Canyon to characterize benthic biodiversity and habitats as well as collect information about canyon geomorphology.

Image courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, Northeast U.S. Canyons Expedition 2013. Download larger version (jpg, 1.5 MB).

This king crab was seen making its way across the seafloor during a Northeast U.S. Canyons Expedition 2013 dive to explore along the western wall of Atlantis Canyon to characterize benthic biodiversity and habitats as well as collect information about canyon geomorphology. Watch highlights from the dive in this video.