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December 2, 2021: Golden Crab

This golden crab was seen during a Windows to the Deep 2018 dive to investigate knoll/mounding features that are fairly characteristic of this region of the Blake Plateau.

Image courtesy of NOAA Ocean Exploration, Windows to the Deep 2018. Download larger version (jpg, 1.1 MB).

This golden crab was seen during a Windows to the Deep 2018 dive to investigate knoll/mounding features that are fairly characteristic of this region of the Blake Plateau. This region is part of the Stetson Miami Terrace Habitat Area of Particular Concern and was mapped by NOAA Ocean Exploration via NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer in 2012 and 2014, revealing an extensive area in the southwestern portion of the Blake Plateau that is covered with mounds later revealed to be created by Lophelia coral.