150 red king crabs (Paralithodes camtschaticus) acquired in one day's diving in Kola Bay, Salnyi Island area at Lat. 69 7.2 N, 33 26.3 E. Water temp 2 C; air temp 8 C; taken at depths of 10-35 meters. King crab are an introduced species in the Barents Sea.

150 red king crabs (Paralithodes camtschaticus) acquired in one day's diving in Kola Bay, Salnyi Island area at Lat. 69 7.2 N, 33 26.3 E. Water temp 2 C; air temp 8 C; taken at depths of 10-35 meters. King crab are an introduced species in the Barents Sea.

The domestic crab (Hyas araneus) is well-camouflaged under a seaweed (Laminaria Sakharina) leave in Dalnezeletsky Bay, Lat. 69 7.3 N, Long. 36 4.2E. Water temp 8 C; air temp 5 C; depth 16 meters.

King crabs (Paralithodes camtschaticus) are an aggressive invasive species in the Barents Sea. They decimate the local biota as they migrate through an area. Shown here in Dalnezelenetsky Bay at Lat. 69 7.3 N, Long. 36 4.2E. Water temp 8 C; air temp 5 C; depth 16 meters.

King crabs (Paralithodes camtschaticus) are an aggressive invasive species in the Barents Sea. They decimate the local biota as they migrate through an area. Shown here in Dalnezelenetsky Bay at Lat. 69 7.3 N, Long. 36 4.2E. Water temp 6 C; air temp 15 C; depth 17 meters.

King crabs (Paralithodes camtschaticus) are an aggressive invasive species in the Barents Sea. They decimate the local biota as they migrate through an area. Shown here in Dalnezelenetsky Bay at Lat. 69 7.3 N, Long. 36 4.2E. Water temp 6 C; air temp 15 C; depth 22 meters.

King crabs (Paralithodes camtschaticus) are an aggressive invasive species in the Barents Sea. They decimate the local biota as they migrate through an area. Shown here in Dalnezelenetsky Bay at Lat. 69 7.3 N, Long. 36 4.2E. Water temp 6 C; air temp 15 C; depth 22 meters.

King crabs (Paralithodes camtschaticus) are an aggressive invasive species in the Barents Sea. They decimate the local biota as they migrate through an area. Shown here in Dalnezelenetsky Bay at Lat. 69 7.3 N, Long. 36 4.2E. Water temp 6 C; air temp 15 C; depth 22 meters.

Typical view of bottom in moderate depths. Sea stars ( Asterias rubens) and sea-urchin (Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis) are shown here in Dalnezelenetsky Bay at Lat. 69 7.3 N, Long. 36 4.2E. Water temp 5 C; air temp 14 C; depth 12 meters.

Typical view of bottom in deeper areas. Mussels (Mytilus edulis) and sea-urchins (Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis) are shown here in Dalnezelenetsky Bay at Lat. 69 7.3 N, Long. 36 4.2E. Water temp 2 C; air temp 12 C; depth 25 meters.

Typical view of bottom in deeper areas following passage of king crab agressive invasion in Kola Bay at Belokanenka, Lat. 69 6.4 N, Long. 33 22.5 E. Water temp 3 C; air temp 18 C; depth 21 meters. Note that sea anemone ( Actinaria g.sp.) and soft corals (Eunepthya sp.) survive but all else is decimated by crabs as they migrate through the area.

Yuri Zuyev with rare species of starfish (Hippasteria phrygiana phrygiana). Collected in Kola Bay at Belokanenka, Lat. 69 6.4 N, Long. 33 22.5 E. Water temp 3 C; air temp 18 C; depth 21 meters.

Barents Sea type of rockfish (Cyclopterus lumpus) that adheres to rocks displayed by Oksana Kudryavtseva, an ichthyologist and doctoral student at the Murmansk Marine Biological Institute. This fish was collected in Kola Bay at Drovianoe, Lat. 68 55.0 N, Long. 33 1.0 E. Water temp 7 C; air temp 15 C; depth 2-3 meters.

Dr. Aleksey Zuyev emerging from -2 Celsius water in the Barents Sea. All of his studies are conducted in these frigid waters. Kola Bay at Belokanenka, Lat. 69 6.4 N, Long. 33 22.5 E. Water temp -2 C; air temp 1 C; depth 30 meters.

Dr. Aleksey Zuyev emerging from -2 Celsius water in the Barents Sea. All of his studies are conducted in these frigid waters. Dr. Zuyev has just returned to the surface with his collecting bag. Kola Bay at Belokanenka, Lat. 69 6.4 N, Long. 33 22.5 E. Water temp -2 C; air temp 1 C; depth 30 meters.

Dr. Aleksey Zuyev emerging from 2 Celsius water in the Barents Sea. All of his studies are conducted in these frigid waters. Dr. Zuyev has just returned to the surface with his collecting bag. Kola Bay at Belokanenka, Lat. 69 6.4 N, Long. 33 22.5 E. Water temp 2 C; air temp 11 C; depth 32 meters.

Typical view of bottom in moderate depths Kislaia Bay. Lat. 69 18.0 N, Long. 33 40.5E. Water temp 6 C; air temp 12 C; depth 11 meters. Red sea stars (Crossaster papposus), sea-urchins ( Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis), and actinia (Asidia halocintia) are seen.

Look carefully to find the river flounder (Platichthys flesus) in the sand. Kola Bay, Drovianoe area. Lat. 68 55.0 N, Long. 33 1.0 E. Water temp 13 C; air temp 13 C; depth 1.1 meters.

Look carefully to find the river flounder (Platichthys flesus) in the sand. Kola Bay, Drovianoe area. Lat. 68 55.0 N, Long. 33 1.0 E. Water temp 13 C; air temp 13 C; depth 0.8 meters.

Red king crabs (paralithodes camtschaticus) coupling. Observed in Kola Bay at Belokanenka, Lat. 69 6.4 N, Long. 33 22.5 E. Water temp 6 C; air temp 16 C; depth 18 meters.

An unidentified type of sea anemone. It is more than 35 cm in diameter. Observed in Kola Bay at Belokanenka, Lat. 69 6.4 N, Long. 33 22.5 E. Water temp 4 C; air temp 16 C; depth 35 meters.

An unidentified type of sea anemone. It is more than 35 cm in diameter. Observed in Kola Bay at Belokanenka, Lat. 69 6.4 N, Long. 33 22.5 E. Water temp 4 C; air temp 16 C; depth 35 meters.

Ascidia (Ascidia Halocintia) and hermit crab in the Barents Sea at Kola Bay at Belokanenka, Lat. 69 6.4 N, Long. 33 22.5 E. Water temp 6 C; air temp 16 C; depth 17 meters.

Ascidia (Ascidia Halocintia) and hermit crab in the Barents Sea at Kola Bay at Belokanenka, Lat. 69 6.4 N, Long. 33 22.5 E. Water temp 6 C; air temp 16 C; depth 17 meters.

Soft coral (Eunephthya sp.) and hermit crab in the Barents Sea at Kola Bay at Belokanenka, Lat. 69 6.4 N, Long. 33 22.5 E. Water temp 4 C; air temp 16 C; depth 32 meters.

Large male red king crab (Paralithodes camtschaticus) in the Barents Sea at Kola Bay at Belokanenka, Lat. 69 6.4 N, Long. 33 22.5 E. Water temp 4 C; air temp 16 C; depth 32 meters.

Rockfish (Cyclopterus lumptus) in the Barents Sea at Kola Bay at Belokanenka, Lat. 69 6.4 N, Long. 33 22.5 E. Water temp 10 C; air temp 16 C; depth 2 meters.

River flounder (Platichthys flesus) in sand in the Barents Sea at Kola Bay at Drovianoe, Lat. 68 55.0 N, Long. 33 01.0 E. Water temp 15 C; air temp 22 C; depth 0.7 meter.

River flounder (Platichthys flesus) on rock in the Barents Sea at Kola Bay at Drovianoe, Lat. 68 55.0 N, Long. 33 01.0 E. Water temp 15 C; air temp 22 C; depth 1 meter.

River flounder (Platichthys flesus) on rock in the Barents Sea at Kola Bay at Drovianoe, Lat. 68 55.0 N, Long. 33 01.0 E. Water temp 15 C; air temp 22 C; depth 1 meter.

Yury Zuyev with rockfish (Cyclopterus lumptus) along shore of Barents Sea at Kola Bay at Drovianoe, Lat. 68 55.0 N, Long. 33 01.0 E. Water temp 15 C; air temp 22 C; depth 1 meter.

Actinia (Actinaria g. sp.) in the Barents Sea at Kola Bay at Belokanenka, Lat. 69 6.4 N, Long. 33 22.5 E. Water temp 8 C; air temp 15 C; depth 15 meter.

Soft coral (Eunephthya sp.) in the Barents Sea at Kola Bay at Belokanenka, Lat. 69 6.4 N, Long. 33 22.5 E. Water temp 4 C; air temp 15 C; depth 30 meter.

Soft coral (Eunephthya sp.) in the Barents Sea at Kola Bay at Belokanenka, Lat. 69 6.4 N, Long. 33 22.5 E. Water temp 8 C; air temp 15 C; depth 16 meter.

Shrimp in the Barents Sea at Kola Bay at Belokanenka, Lat. 69 6.4 N, Long. 33 22.5 E. Water temp 6 C; air temp 15 C; depth 24 meter.

Ctenophora in the Barents Sea at Kola Bay at Retinskoe, Lat. 69 7.2 N, Long. 33 24.2 E. Water temp 4 C; air temp 6 C; depth 6 meter.

Red king crabs (Paralithodes camtschaticus) in the Barents Sea at Kola Bay at Retinskoe, Lat. 69 7.2 N, Long. 33 24.2 E. Water temp 8 C; air temp 6 C; depth 27 meter.

Yuri Zuyev with rare species of starfish (Hippasteria phrygiana phrygiana) in the Barents Sea at Kola Bay at Retinskoe, Lat. 69 7.2 N, Long. 33 24.2 E. Water temp 4 C; air temp 6 C; depth 27 meter.

Ascidia (Ascidia Halocintia) in the White Sea at Solovky Island Lat. 65 2.4 N, Long. 35 45.2 E. Water temp 10 C; air temp 17 C; depth 18 meter.

Sea-urchins (Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis) in the Barents Sea at Dalnezelenetsky Bay, Lat. 69 07.3 N, Long. 36 04.2 E. Water temp 7 C; air temp 10 C; depth 6 meter.

An unidentified type of sponge in the Barents Sea at Dalnezelenetsky Bay, Lat. 69 07.3 N, Long. 36 04.2 E. Water temp 7 C; air temp 10 C; depth 10 meter.

Sea-urchins (Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis) and sea-stars (Asterias rubens) in the Barents Sea at Dalnezelenetsky Bay, Lat. 69 07.3 N, Long. 36 04.2 E. Water temp 6 C; air temp 10 C; depth 18 meter.

Sea-urchins (Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis) with exo-skeletons in the Barents Sea at Dalnezelenetsky Bay, Lat. 69 07.3 N, Long. 36 04.2 E. Water temp 6 C; air temp 10 C; depth 18 meter.

Sea-star (Asterias rubens) in the Barents Sea at Dalnezelenetsky Bay, Lat. 69 07.3 N, Long. 36 04.2 E. Water temp 7 C; air temp 13 C; depth 12 meter.

Sea-star (Asterias rubens) in the Barents Sea at Dalnezelenetsky Bay, Lat. 69 07.3 N, Long. 36 04.2 E. Water temp 7 C; air temp 13 C; depth 12 meter.

An unidentified type of sponge in the Barents Sea at Dalnezelenetsky Bay, Lat. 69 07.3 N, Long. 36 04.2 E.

An unidentified type of branchial mollusc in the Barents Sea at Dalnezelenetsky Bay, Lat. 69 07.3 N, Long. 36 04.2 E. Water temp 6 C; air temp 8 C; depth 14 meter.

Diver collecting a sea-urchin (Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis) in the Barents Sea at Dalnezelenetsky Bay, Lat. 69 07.3 N, Long. 36 04.2 E. Water temp 7C; air temp 12 C; depth 20 meter.

Ascidia (Ascidia Halocintia) and sea-urchin (Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis) in the Barents Sea at Dalnezelenetsky Bay, Lat. 69 07.3 N, Long. 36 04.2 E. Water temp 7C; air temp 12 C; depth 20 meter.

Sea-star (Asterias rubens) and sea-urchin (Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis) in the Barents Sea at Dalnezelenetsky Bay, Lat. 69 07.3 N, Long. 36 04.2 E. Water temp 5C; air temp 5 C; depth 18 meter.