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  2. When can I get Dungeness crab in California? Here’s the new ...

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    The opening date for the commercial crab season has “experienced multiple delays this season due to a combination of excessive humpback whale entanglements and high numbers of whale sightings ...

  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. 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).

  5. Crab fisheries - Wikipedia

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    Over the years the harvests of the blue crab dropped; in 2000, the combined harvest was around 45 million dollars. While blue crabs remain a popular food in the Chesapeake Bay area, the Bay is not capable of meeting local demand. Crabs are shipped into the region from North Carolina, Louisiana, Florida and Texas to supplement the local harvest.

  6. Crab fisherman happy to finally make money as season gets ...

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    SAN FRANCISCO - Sunday is the start of Dungeness crab season, giving fishermen an opportunity to finally make some money by selling directly off their boats to customers. Dozens of people lined up ...

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

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    The blue crab harvest is heating up. New regulations are worrisome to some who make their living harvesting the prized Lowcountry seafood Beaufort’s cherished blue crab is ‘mean as hell.’

  8. California crabbers have a whale of a problem: Season's start ...

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    California Dungeness crab, popular with locals on the holidays and tourists at all times, won't be available before December. California crabbers have a whale of a problem: Season's start delayed ...

  9. Dyspanopeus texanus - Wikipedia

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    The Dyspanopeus texanus are also one of the most abundant and dominant crab species in the coastal lagoons of southwestern Gulf of Mexico, including Términos, Tamiahua, and Madre. The Texas Mud Crabs are also known as euryhaline species, which means that they can adapt to wide ranges of salinity, which is why they have been historically found ...