Spider Crabs

December 28, 2015

From the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS):

Spider Crabs — This underwater photograph, taken of the seafloor off the coast of Plum Island, New York, shows a group of spider crabs on the seabed characterized by coarse sand, gravelly sediment and shell fragments. This photo was collected as part of a collaborative seafloor mapping program between the USGS and the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection and the National Oceanic andAtmospheric Administration (NOAA) to interpret surficial sea-floor geology in the Long Island Sound to make informed coastal management decisions.

Learn more about the coastal mapping efforts from the USGS Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center at http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/

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