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The king crab of Alaskan waters is highly prized for food

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Description

The king crab of Alaskan waters is highly prized for food. These strangespiderlike crabs crawl about on the ocean floor in cold Arctic waters.

Credit

NOAA Central Library Historical Fisheries Collection

Display Date

1955 circa

Location

Alaska

Collection

Historic Fisheries