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Scarlett prawns caught by the USBCF research vessel OREGON II duringexplorations for new shrimp grounds off northeastern South America

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Scarlett prawns caught by the USBCF research vessel OREGON II duringexplorations for new shrimp grounds off northeastern South America. This largedeepwater species is widely distributed on the continental slope between 300 and 1,000 fathoms in the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea.

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NOAA Central Library Historical Fisheries Collection

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Historic Fisheries