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  • Hasegawa-san setting out fishing lines in the deep waters of Suruga Bay, Japan
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  • This is a juvenile deep-sea crab, Paralomis multispina. This species is known from the waters of Japan across to Alaska and down to California. It is one of many species of the king crab genus Paralomis. This juvenile was about 7cm in size. It was brought up from a depth of 1000m in Suruga Bay, Japan. The Japanese name is Ezo-Ibarabani.
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  • Hasegawa-san setting crab traps for deep-sea king crabs in Suruga Bay. Here he is throwing a newly baited trap into the water as part of a series of twenty connected traps.
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  • Hasegawa-san at the helm of while heading out to the deep waters of Suruga Bay to fish
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  • Hasegawa-san concentrating on bringing hundreds of meters of line back onto his fishing boat in an organized manner. The line was attached to traps set for catching crabs at 700m to 1000m depth in Suruga Bay, Japan.
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  • Hasegawa-san father and son team preparing bait and lines for deep-sea fishing on a sunny day in Suruga Bay, Japan
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  • Hasegawa-san working the lines while bringing up crab traps from a depth of 1000 meters in Suruga Bay, Japan
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  • Exhausted from a long night and morning of fishing in Suruga Bay, Hasegawa-san dozing off on the way back to port
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  • Front view of a freshly caught giant isopod (Bathynomus doederleinii) brought up from a depth of 300m to 400m in Suruga Bay, Japan. From this angle, the crustacean’s two pairs of antennae are clearly visible.
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  • This is a juvenile giant isopod (Bathynomus doederleinii), approximately 6cm in length. As shown here, juveniles exhibit six pairs of legs, with the rearmost seventh pair typical of isopods folded underneath the carapace and only becoming fully functional when the isopods mature. This specimen was brought up from a depth of 300m to 400m in Suruga Bay, Japan.
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  • Head-on view of a mature giant isopod (Bathynomus doederleinii), approximately 11cm in length. From this angle, the crustacean’s compound eye structure is clearly visible, as are the two pairs of antennae. This specimen was brought up from a depth of 300m to 400m in Suruga Bay, Japan.
    giant-isopod-front-view-bathynomus-d...tif
  • A pile of giant isopods (Bathynomus doederleinii), caught at a depth of 300m to 400m in Suruga Bay, Japan. This photograph of the ventral side of an isopod provides a clear view of the seven body segments (pereon), seven pairs of legs (pereopods), abdomen (pleon), respiratory gill structures (rami), and the mouth structure (which comprises mandibles, maxillae 1, maxillae 2, and the first set of limbs, which are called the maxillipeds).
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  • Freshly caught deep-sea king crab (Paralomis multispina) on the deck of a fishing vessel. The crabs were brought up from around 1000m depth in Suruga Bay, Japan. Adjacent to the crabs is the bait used to attract the crabs.
    deep-sea-king-crab-paralomis-multisp...tif
  • This is a side view of a juvenile giant isopod (Bathynomus doederleinii), approximately 6cm in length. As shown here, juveniles exhibit six pairs of legs, with the rearmost seventh pair typical of isopods folded underneath the carapace and only becoming fully functional when the isopods mature. This specimen was brought up from a depth of 300m to 400m in Suruga Bay, Japan.
    giant-isopod-juvenile-bathynomus-doe...tif
  • A large sea spider brought up in a fishing net from a depth of 300 to 400 meters in Suruga Bay off the west coast of the Izu Peninsula, Japan. The sea spider was alive and active, crawling back toward deep water when I released it.
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  • This is a mature giant isopod (Bathynomus doederleinii), approximately 12cm in length. This specimen was brought up from a depth of 300m to 400m in Suruga Bay, Japan.
    giant-isopod-bathynomus-doederleinii...tif
  • A pile of giant isopods (Bathynomus doederleinii), caught at a depth of 300m to 400m in Suruga Bay, Japan. This photograph of the ventral side of an isopod provides a clear view of the seven body segments (pereon) and the mouth structure (which comprises mandibles, maxillae 1, maxillae 2, and the first set of limbs, which are called the maxillipeds).
    giant-isopods-bathynomus-doederleini...tif
  • Hasegawa-san bathed in the warm light of sunrise while preparing bait for deep-sea fishing, the silhouette of his son working on the foredeck of the fishing vessel visible behind him,
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  • Elder Hasegawa-san looking on as his son works on fishing lines
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  • Hasegawa father and son team bringing up and sorting through giant isopods (Bathynomus doederleinii) from deep water in Suruga Bay, Japan. The traps for these isopods were set in the 300m to 400m depth range. The isopods are used for making food like senbei rice crackers, and some are sent to aquaria for display.
    hasegawa-giant-isopods-suruga-bay-ja...tif
  • Hasegawa-san on the deck of his fishing vessel, looking over lines used for working with deep-sea crab traps.
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  • Hasegawa-san with freshly caught deep sea rockfish (Sebastes matsubarai)
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  • Hasegawa father and son team preparing bait and lines in the pre-dawn hours for deep sea fishing
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  • Senbei rice crackers made with giant isopods (Bathynomus doederleinii) available for purchase at a popular seafood market frequented by tourists
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  • Hasegawa-san preparing his fishing boat early in the morning. Hasegawa-san specializes in deep-sea fishing.
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  • Hasegawa-san with a freshly caught species of deep-sea king crab (Lithodes turritus), known as hari-ibaragani in Japanese. This was caught at a depth of 1000m.
    hasegawa-san-deep-sea-king-crab-lith...tif
  • Hasegawa-san holding up a freshly caught deep-sea rockcod (Sebastes matsubarai), called akou-dai in Japanese.
    hasegawa-san-deep-sea-rockcod-japan-...tif
  • Hasegawa father and son team preparing traps to be set a depths of 300m to 400m for giant isopods (Bathynomus doederleinii)
    hasegawa-san-preparing-traps-giant-i...tif
  • Hasegawa-san father and son team working on their fishing vessel. Here the son is organizing the day’s catch of deep-sea king crabs.
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  • Hasegawa-san surveying the ocean in the moody pre-dawn blue light, contemplating the upcoming hard work of bringing up traps for giant isopods (Bathynomus doederleinii) set the previous day
    deep-sea-fishing-early-morning-surug...tif
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