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Saturday, 12 August 2006 |
| Thumbnail (low-res) | Caption | High-res (size) |  | NOAA Fisheries research biologists Sara Persselin and Brad Stevens display one of 32 red king crab captured in waters around Kodiak for use in a multiagency project aimed at rebuilding Kodiak's red king crab stocks. Photo courtesy NOAA Fisheries. | sara-brad.jpg
(660 KB) (Right-click or control-click to save image.) |  | Red king crab the size of dinner plates were captured in waters around Kodiak as part of a multiagency project aimed at rebuilding Kodiak's red king crab stocks. Photo courtesy NOAA Fisheries. | red-crab.jpg
(620 KB) (Right-click or control-click to save image.) |  | Red king crab, like this egg-bearing female, once thrived in the cold, clear waters around Kodiak Island. State, federal and university scientists hope to cultivate king crab in hatcheries in numbers large enough to rebuild wild populations. Photo courtesy Jason Wettstein, Alaska SeaLife Center. | crab-in-pool.jpg
(2.8 MB) (Right-click or control-click to save image.) |  | Sara Persselin, NOAA Fisheries research biologist, prepares red king crab for transport from Kodiak to Seward, where they will be part of an Alaska Sea Grant study aimed at rebuilding Alaska's red king crab stocks. Photo courtesy NOAA Fisheries. | sara-cooler.jpg
(Not high-res; linked photo is 44 KB, 360x480 pixels) (Right-click or control-click to save image.) |  | Red king crab captured in waters around Kodiak Island are packed, upside down, into coolers for the trip to Seward, where they will be part of an Alaska Sea Grant study aimed at rebuilding Alaska's red king crab stocks. The crabs are upside down to prevent them from crawling around and possibly injuring themselves or others. Photo courtesy Jason Wettstein, Alaska SeaLife Center. | crabs-in-cooler.jpg
(3 MB) (Right-click or control-click to save image.) |  | University of Alaska Fairbanks graduate student Celeste Leroux and Isaac Swiderski introduce red king crab from Kodiak to their new home in Seward. The crab are part of a multiagency project aimed at rebuilding Kodiak's red king crab stocks. Photo courtesy Jason Wettstein, Alaska SeaLife Center. | celeste-isaac.jpg (2.9 MB) (Right-click or control-click to save image.) |  | Celeste Leroux, a graduate student at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, handles one of 32 red king crab caught in waters off Kodiak for use in a multiagency project aimed at rebuilding Kodiak's red king crab stocks. Photo courtesy Jason Wettstein, Alaska SeaLife Center. | celeste-crab.jpg
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