Crab

Description: An edible crab (Cancer pagurus) next to a rock Item Type: Image Title: Cancer pagurus Copyright: SERPENT Project Species: Cancer pagurus Site: Atlantic -- Irish Shelf -- Cashel Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 174 Latitude: 54 deg 42' 23" N Longitude: 10 deg 26' 20" W Countries: Republic of Ireland Habitat: Benthic Rig: Ocean Vanguard Project Partners: StatoilHydro, Oceaneering, Diamond Offshore ROV: Magnum 085 Deposited By: Dr Andrew Gates Deposited On: 07 July 2008

Description: Cancer pagurus attracted to a bait on the seabed. The white measurement tags are 100 mm apart. Item Type: Image Title: Cancer pagurus Copyright: SERPENT Project Species: Cancer pagurus Behaviour: Feeding Site: Atlantic -- North Sea -- West of Shetland -- LancasterNorth Sea -- West of Shetland -- Lancaster Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 156 Latitude: 60 deg 11' 14" N Longitude: 3 deg 51' 18" E Countries: UK -- West of Shetland Habitat: Benthic Rig: Byford Dolphin Project Partners: Hurricane Exploration (HEX), Fugro Rovtech Ltd ROV: Spartan Deposited By: Dr Andrew Gates Deposited On: 19 April 2012

Description: Cancer pagurus attracted to a bait on the seabed. The white measurement tags are 100 mm apart. Item Type: Image Title: Cancer pagurus Copyright: SERPENT Project Species: Cancer pagurus Behaviour: Feeding Site: Atlantic -- North Sea -- West of Shetland -- LancasterNorth Sea -- West of Shetland -- Lancaster Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 156 Latitude: 60 deg 11' 14" N Longitude: 3 deg 51' 18" E Countries: UK -- West of Shetland Habitat: Benthic Rig: Byford Dolphin Project Partners: Hurricane Exploration (HEX), Fugro Rovtech Ltd ROV: Spartan Deposited By: Dr Andrew Gates Deposited On: 19 April 2012

Description: Cancer pagurus attempting to catch a hermit crab, C. pagurus were found at a denisty of 0.01 individuals per metre squared at Lancaster. Item Type: Video Title: Cancer pagurus Copyright: SERPENT Project Species: Cancer pagurus Behaviour: hunting Site: Atlantic -- North Sea -- West of Shetland -- LancasterNorth Sea -- West of Shetland -- Lancaster Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 155 Latitude: 60 deg 11' 13" N Longitude: 3 deg 51' 18" W Countries: UK -- West of Shetland Habitat: benthic Rig: Byford Dolphin Project Partners: Hurricane Exploration (HEX), Senergy, Fugro ROV: Fugro Deposited By: Dr Andrew Gates Deposited On: 01 December 2009

Description: The crabs are attending a baited trap on the seabed. Cancer pagurus and the hermit crab Pagurus prideaux reached the bait within minutes of deployment. Other species attracted to the bait were ling (Molva molva), redfish and asteroids. The white markers are to indicate the size of the organisms and are 10cm apart. C. pagurus were found at a density of 0.01 individuals per metre squared at Lancaster Item Type: Image Title: Cancer pagurus Copyright: SERPENT Project Species: Cancer pagurus Site: Atlantic -- North Sea -- West of Shetland -- LancasterNorth Sea -- West of Shetland -- Lancaster Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 155 Latitude: 60 deg 11' 13" N Longitude: 3 deg 51' 18" W Countries: UK -- West of Shetland Habitat: benthic Rig: Byford Dolphin Project Partners: Hurricane Exploration (HEX), Senergy, Fugro ROV: Fugro Deposited By: Dr Andrew Gates Deposited On: 01 December 2009

Description: Aggregation of sea urchins on a boulder with brittle stars Ophiothrix fragilis present, Crustacean Cancer pagurus present and seaweed Lamineria sp. Item Type: Image Title: Echinus esculentus Species: Echinus esculentus, Ophiothris fragilis, Cancer pagurus, Lamineria sp. Behaviour: Large aggregation of urchins E.esculentus on a boulder, with a crab Cancer pagurus using the base of the boulder as a shelter. There is also a very dense aggregation of brittle stars Ophiothrix fragilis in the background of the image. Site: Atlantic -- North Sea -- West of Shetland -- LagganNorth Sea -- West of Shetland -- Laggan Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 46 Latitude: 60 deg 32' 01" N Longitude: 1 deg 13' 55" E Countries: UK -- West of Shetland Habitat: Benthic Rig: Fugro Mercator Project Partners: Total ROV: Seaeye Tiger Deposited By: Miss Moira MacLean Deposited On: 20 October 2010

Item Type: Image Title: Cancer pagurus Species: Cancer pagurus Behaviour: Walking along seafloor Site: Atlantic -- North Sea -- West of Shetland -- WhirlwindNorth Sea -- West of Shetland -- Whirlwind Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 184 Latitude: 60 deg 17' 01" N Longitude: 3 deg 50' 19" W Countries: UK -- West of Shetland Habitat: Benthic Rig: Borgsten Dolphin Project Partners: Hurricane Exploration (HEX), Subsea 7 ROV: Pioneer 027 Deposited By: Miss Moira MacLean Deposited On: 15 November 2010

Description: Common crab, Cancer pagurus was seen at Lancaster on a return visit 9 months after drilling. The Boulders are encrusted with Pomatocerus sp. Item Type: Image Title: Cancer pagurus Copyright: SERPENT Project Species: Cancer pagurus, Pomatocerus sp. Site: Atlantic -- North Sea -- West of Shetland -- LancasterNorth Sea -- West of Shetland -- Lancaster Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 155 Latitude: 60 deg 11' 13" N Longitude: 3 deg 51' 18" W Countries: UK -- West of Shetland Habitat: benthic Rig: Borgsten Dolphin Project Partners: Hurricane Exploration (HEX), Subsea 7 ROV: Pioneer 027 Deposited By: Dr Andrew Gates Deposited On: 17 November 2010

Description: The crab Cancer pagurus at a baited time-lapse camera Item Type: Image Title: Cancer pagurus Copyright: SERPENT Project Species: Cancer pagurus Behaviour: Attracted to bait Site: Atlantic -- North Sea -- West of Shetland -- WhirlwindNorth Sea -- West of Shetland -- Whirlwind Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 184 Latitude: 60 deg 17' 01" N Longitude: 3 deg 50' 19" W Countries: UK -- West of Shetland Habitat: Benthic Rig: Borgsten Dolphin Project Partners: Hurricane Exploration (HEX), Subsea 7 ROV: Pioneer 027 Deposited By: Miss Moira MacLean Deposited On: 06 December 2010

Description: Cancer pagurus (and some other species) attending a baited time-lapse camera during a 24 hour deployment at 185m depth west of Shetland Item Type: Video Title: Timelapse footage West of Shetland Copyright: SERPENT Project Species: Cancer pagurus Behaviour: feeding Site: Atlantic -- North Sea -- West of Shetland -- WhirlwindNorth Sea -- West of Shetland -- Whirlwind Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 184 Latitude: 60 deg 17' 01" N Longitude: 3 deg 50' 19" W Countries: UK -- West of Shetland Habitat: Benthic Rig: Borgsten Dolphin Project Partners: Hurricane Exploration (HEX), Subsea 7 ROV: Pioneer 027 Deposited By: Miss Moira MacLean Deposited On: 20 May 2011

Item Type: Image Title: Cancer pagurus Copyright: SERPENT Project Species: Cancer pagurus Site: Atlantic -- North Sea -- West of Shetland -- LancasterNorth Sea -- West of Shetland -- Lancaster Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 147 Latitude: 60 deg 11' 13" N Longitude: 3 deg 51' 18" W Countries: UK -- West of Shetland Habitat: benthic Rig: Sedco 712 Project Partners: Hurricane Energy, Transocean, Fugro ROV: FCV609 Deposited By: Dr Andrew Gates Deposited On: 11 September 2014

Description: Large Cancer pagurus (Brown crab/Edible crab) and Scyliorhinus canicula (lesser spotted dogfish/small spotted catshark) attracted to baited camera experiment. Item Type: Image Title: Catshark and crabs at baited camera Copyright: SERPENT Project Species: Scyliorhinus canicula, Cancer pagurus Behaviour: Attracted to bait Site: Atlantic -- North Sea -- West of Shetland -- HalifaxNorth Sea -- West of Shetland -- Halifax Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 130 Countries: UK -- West of Shetland Habitat: benthic Rig: Transocean Spitsbergen Project Partners: Hurricane Energy, Transocean, Oceaneering ROV: Magnum 139 Deposited By: Dr Andrew Gates Deposited On: 01 November 2017