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One of the benthic traps on the sea floor, possibly about to catch a crab.These light-tight, insulated traps were deployed from the Johnson Sea-Link IIsubmersible to collect organisms and bring them to the surface without blindingthem or damaging their eyes with the relatively bright light at the surface. (Image credit: Islands in the Stream Expedition 2002. NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration | Sonke Johnsen)