Common Edible Crab

Photo: jim-anderson · CC BY-NC

Edible crabs congregate in the darker recesses of the wreck's interior, feeding on molluscs and organic debris that settles among the rusting metalwork. Their hard-shelled bulk makes them a key prey item for the conger eels sharing the same compartments, and observing this predator-prey dynamic in an enclosed space is one of the wreck's unique attractions. Specimens here are notably large, benefiting from the cold, productive waters of the inner fjord.