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  2. List of U.S. state crustaceans - Wikipedia

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    The blue crab, Callinectes sapidus was chosen as the state crustacean of Maryland in 1989. [17] C. sapidus is a crab found in the waters of the western Atlantic Ocean, the Pacific coast of Central America and the Gulf of Mexico. The blue crab may grow to a carapace width of 230 mm (9.1 in).

  3. Callinectes sapidus - Wikipedia

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    Blue crab escaping from the net along the Core Banks of North Carolina.. Callinectes sapidus (from the Ancient Greek κάλλος,"beautiful" + nectes, "swimmer", and Latin sapidus, "savory"), the blue crab, Atlantic blue crab, or, regionally, the Maryland blue crab, is a species of crab native to the waters of the western Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico, and introduced internationally.

  4. St. Charles Bay - Wikipedia

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    Whooping cranes are also protected by Goose Island State Park, which was established by the State of Texas in 1931. [9] Other birds that migrate to the bay include the sandhill crane, American white pelican, brown pelican, roseate spoonbill, [1] great blue heron and Canada goose. [2] The blue crab and other shellfish, help sustain the bird ...

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    Dungeness crab are much bigger than East coast crabs such as Maryland's blue crabs. They weigh between two and three pounds and start out a dark reddish purple, becoming bright red and pink once ...

  6. Beaufort’s cherished blue crab is ‘mean as hell.’ But ...

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    Lee ‘Lucky’ Alewine sorts blue crabs on Sept. 20, 2024, throwing back small ones or females carrying eggs and keeping crabs that are at least five inches from across the shell, point to point.

  7. Crab fisheries - Wikipedia

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    Portunus pelagicus (known as flower crabs, blue crabs, blue swimmer crabs, blue manna crabs or sand crabs) is a large crab found in the intertidal estuaries of the Indian and Pacific Oceans (Asian coasts) and the Middle-Eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea. The name flower crab is used in east Asian countries while the latter names are used ...

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  9. Galveston Bay - Wikipedia

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    The entire bay is covered by seafood consumption advisories set by the Texas Department of State Health Services, but the strictness of these standards varies by location. In the Ship Channel, advisories recommend against the consumption of all fish and blue crab, while in the lower bay, advisories only apply to catfish. [55]

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