CONTENTS 



Page 



Introduction „ 1 



Sampling 2 



Composition of catches from offshore canyons 2 



Hudson Canyon 3 



Veatch Canyon 4 



Oceanographer Canyon 6 



Lydonia Canyon 7 



Corsair Canyon 7 



Molting 8 



Maturity 8 



Summary 9 



Literature cited 9 



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