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	BLUE CRAB
		Blue crabs are invertebrates belonging to the largest group, or phylum, of animals called Arthropoda, or joint-legged animals.
		Blue crabs have a varied diet but are most often thought of as scavengers that feed on a variety of dead animals.
		When you cook blue crabs, it is critical that the crab meat reach an internal temperature of 70 degrees C (158 degrees F) for at least one minute to insure the destruction of the bacteria Vibrio cholerae, which may contaminate blue crabs.
	www.ocean.udel.edu /mas/seafood/bluecrab.html (623 words)

	THE LOUISIANA BLUE CRAB RESOURCE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The number of crab trap gear licenses ranged between 751 and 832 from 1978 to 1981, increased until a peak of 3019 was reached in 1989, decreased slightly and stabilized (2503 to 2807) from 1990-1994, and then increased sharply to 3482 in 1995 and 2948 in 1996.
		While predation undoubtedly influences blue crab populations, a taxonomically and ecologically diverse and abundant array of species utilize blue crab as prey, and it is premature to assess blame to a single predator for recent declines in blue crab catch rates.
		Synopsis of principal diseases of the blue crab, Callinectes sapidus.
	www.blue-crab.net /status.htm (5495 words)

	Blue Crab
		Blue crab abundance is highly variable and appears to fluctuate cyclically, with years of peak abundance usually followed by years of declining abundance, before the trend reverses.
		The annual Blue crab catch in the Texas inshore shrimp fishery is estimated at 85,000,000 crabs; that in the Louisiana shrimp fishery is estimated at 20,500,000 pounds.
		Proceedings of the Blue Crab Mortality Symposium 42-49.
	blueocean.org /seafood/species/6.html (4856 words)

	Blue Crab Facts
		The blue crab is a important bottom-dwelling predator and a member of the swimming crab family, Portunidae.
		Blue crabs are opportunistic and will feed on a variety of live and dead fish, crabs, clams, snails, eelgrass, sea lettuce, and decayed vegetation.
		The blue crab is one of the most important species harvested in the Bay, and has the highest value of any commercial fishery and supports a recreational fishery of significant, but undetermined, value.
	www.dnr.state.md.us /fisheries/education/crab/bluecrabfacts.html (1566 words)

	BLUE CRABS
		Blue crabs are subject to predation throughout their life cycle and are particularly susceptible when they are soft during the molting process.
		Crabs are also caught and sold as part of the bycatch of shrimp trawlers and after the shrimp trawling season is closed, usually in January, trawling for crabs with large mesh trawls is permitted until March 31.
		Blue crabs in South Carolina are not only abundant and easy to catch, but their preparation for the table is a simple process.
	www.dnr.sc.gov /marine/pub/seascience/bluecrab.html (2665 words)

	Blue Crab Page
		The blue crab is one of the most common marine invertebrates in the western Atlantic.
		The common range of the blue crab is from New England to Florida.
		The blue crab is one of the most common estuarine invertebrates from the Mid-Atlantic to the Gulf of Mexico and supports a tremenduous commercial fishery and a large recreational fishery as well.
	www.fishingnj.org /procrab.htm (566 words)

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		The blue crab is a famous resident of the Chesapeake Bay.
		Blue crabs are called blue because of the striking deep blue coloring that the male crabs have on the top of their largest claw.
		This is the classification of the blue crab:
	www.serc.si.edu /education/resources/bluecrab (358 words)

	Blue Crab
		Blue crabs can walk rapidly over the seafloor on their walking legs, or they can swim sideways at a good speed.
		The blue crab uses its claws to catch and eat a variety of food, from sea lettuce to clams.
		When blue crabs hatch in the Delaware Bay in July and August, wind and river flow transport them out into the ocean where they spend the first few weeks of their lives.
	www.ocean.udel.edu /kiosk/bcrab.html (563 words)

	DSRT - Blue Crab and advisories for local consumers
		The blue crab, with the scientific name Callinectes (Greek for beautiful swimmer) and sapidus (Latin meaning tasty or savory) is a crustacean, which sheds its old, hard shell, expands, and grows a new one.
		Female blue crabs mate only once in its life, when they become sexually mature immediately following their pubertal molt (immediately following this molt, the female is known as a "sook.") When approaching this pubertal molt, females release a pheromone in their urine, which attracts males.
		Blue crabs are classified as general scavengers, bottom carnivores (eats other animals), detritivores (eats decaying organic matter), and omnivores (eats either other animals or plants).
	www.state.nj.us /dep/dsr/crab-outreach/blueclaw.htm (1170 words)

	Recreational Blue Crabbing Information
		A Florida recreational fishing license is required to harvest blue crabs under the recreational fishing regulations.
		Blue crab trap specifications are the same for recreational and commercial harvesters.
		Although it is lawful to keep non-egg bearing female blue crabs, it is a conservation practice to release them unharmed.
	myfwc.com /marine/recreational/recbluecrab.htm (359 words)

	San Mateo Blue Crab Recipes
		"Blue Crab" (genus callinectes) means any of genus of crustaceans of the Decapoda, particularly callinectes sapidus and C. hastatus, common edible crabs of the western Atlantic coast that are prized as delicacies.
		Blue crabs roam as far as 200 miles upstream (the St. Johns River flows north) from the mouth.
		Blue crabs are designated as a restricted species pursuant to Section 370.01(20) Florida Statues.
	sanmateosus.tripod.com /putnamhurricaneseason/id5.html (631 words)

	Hatching a Plan for Blue Crabs - National Zoo\| FONZ
		Blue crab numbers are declining in the Bay, and suffered an 85 percent drop in population since 1990.
		Blue crabs are bottom-feeding crustaceans that live primarily along the eastern coasts of North and South America, from Nova Scotia to northern Argentina.
		Blue crabs can't have sex unless the female is in a soft-shell state and his shell is hard.
	nationalzoo.si.edu /Publications/ZooGoer/2005/1/bluecrab.cfm (3790 words)

	Blue crab - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Over the years the harvests of the blue crab dropped; in 2000, the combined harvest was around 45 million.
		While blue crabs remain a popular food in the Chesapeake Bay area, the bay is not capable of meeting local demand, so crabs are shipped in from North Carolina, Louisiana, Florida and Texas as well.
		The blue crab is the official Maryland State Crustacean, and the tourism slogan "Maryland is for Crabs" can be found on all manner of souvenir items in the state.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Blue_crab (459 words)

	Blue Crab Meat
		The blue crab is one of the most valuable crustaceans in the United States.
		Blue crabs have five pairs of legs and the first pair is equipped with pincers.
		Soft-shell blue crabs are hard blue crabs that were captured when they were ready to molt (called peelers) and held in water-filled trays until their old shell has shed.
	www.fabianseafood.com /crab.htm (481 words)

	overview
		Blue crabs also are major predators of benthic communities in Chesapeake Bay and other estuaries of eastern North America, and regulate infaunal community structure.
		Blue crabs are characterized by a complex migratory life cycle that is typical of many estuarine species, which have life stages that shift among habitats along the salinity gradient.
		After maturation and mating, female blue crabs migrate from lower salinity nursery habitats to high salinity areas near the mouths of estuaries to incubate and hatch their eggs.
	www.serc.si.edu /labs/fish_invert_ecology/bluecrab/overview.jsp (438 words)

	CHESAPEAKE BAY BLUE CRAB
		For watermen, blue crabs have become their last hope for making a living off the Bay and the industry is becoming increasingly less viable as they compete for this limited resource.
		The blue crab, Callinectes Sapidus, lives on a variety of plant and animal material, both living and dead, which consists mainly of small fish and worms and whatever else it can scavenge from along the shore and sea bottom.
		Blue crabs play a large role in the Chesapeake Bay region's tourist trade and there are blue crab festivals throughout the summer.
	www.american.edu /projects/mandala/TED/bluecrab.htm (2161 words)

	Blue Crab and the Bay Exhibit - National Zoo\| FONZ
		The Inverteberate Exhibit's Blue Crab and the Bay exhibit highlights the biology and ecology of the blue crab, Callinectes sapidus, focusing on its life cycles and its environment in the Chesapeake Bay.
		After a crab has molted and shed its shell, or exoskeleton, it is termed a “soft-shelled” crab, and is vulnerable to everything from larger marine predators, including fishes and other crabs, to humans.
		Blue crabs are being fished to their capacity in the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem.
	nationalzoo.si.edu /Animals/Invertebrates/Exhibit/BlueCrab/default.cfm (802 words)

	NYSDEC, Blue Crab Monitoring in the Hudson River
		Blue crabs are sought after by both recreation and commercial fishers in the Hudson River Estuary.
		The blue crab project started in the fall of 1999, with the first field season in the summer of 2000.
		An information brochure, Blue crabs in the Hudson (380 KB pdf file) (it prints on 8 1/2" x 14" paper) is available on-line or from the Hudson River Fisheries Unit.
	www.dec.state.ny.us /website/dfwmr/marine/hudson/bluecrab.html (426 words)

	Chesapeake Bay Life > Benthos > Blue Crab
		Blue crabs are distributed throughout the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf coasts.
		Blue crab larvae and post-larvae probably feed on rotifers, worm larvae, copepod nauplii and adult copepods.
		Crabs can also be identified by the nine marginal teeth behind each eye, with the last pair of teeth ending in a sharp spine.
	www.dnr.state.md.us /bay/cblife/benthos/blue_crab.html (470 words)

	N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries Blue Crabs
		The blue crab is common to all North Carolina coastal waters, but the largest populations tend to live in the Albemarle and Pamlico sounds.
		A mature male crab is called a "jimmy" and is easily recognized by the brilliant blue shading on his shell and claws.
		Female crabs are called "sooks" (adult) or "she-crabs" (immature) and can be distinguished by the rounded aprons on their underside and red tips on their claws.
	www.ncfisheries.net /kids/bluecrab.htm (339 words)

	Blue Crab Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		We are releasing individually tagged hatchery crabs to investigate behavior, growth, habitat requirements, and survival of blue crabs in the Chesapeake Bay as well as to assess the potential of rebuilding the reduced Chesapeake stoc
		At this size, the crab is approaching maturity and will soon be able to contribute reproductively to the Bay’s blue crab population.
		Based on the findings of the ongoing and future research, we plan to establish a large-scale blue crab prototype hatchery/nursery to be used for studies of blue crab biology and ecology and for testing the feasibility of stock enhancement in the Bay.
	www.umbi.umd.edu /~comb/programs/aquaculture/bluecrab.html (940 words)

	Saving the Chesapeake Blue Crab
		Not only do crabs bring tourists from around the region and beyond to enjoy a taste of summer, but crabs have supported shoreside communities for generations, and have become part of the very fabric of life in Maryland and Virginia.
		Blue crabs have grown in importance since the demise of the Bay's oyster industry, which once overshadowed crabs but has been crippled by overfishing, pollution and disease.
		While local watermen and their waterside communities once depended on oysters in the winter and blue crabs in the summer - and striped bass, croaker and other fish in between - the crab has now become the mainstay of the Bay's commercial fisheries.
	www.oar.noaa.gov /spotlite/archive/spot_bluecrab.html (864 words)

	THE BLUE CRAB HOME PAGE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The blue crab is an estuarine dependent species whose life history involves a complex cycle of planktonic, nektonic, and benthic stages which occur throughout the estuarine-nearshore marine environment in a variety of habitats.
		The blue crab is one of the more abundant estuarine macroinvertebrates and supports valuable commercial and recreational fisheries along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts.
		The Blue Crab Home Page was created and is maintained by Vince Guillory [(PO Box 189; Bourg, LA 70343)504-594-4130], a marine biologist with the Lousiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries; however, the blue crab home page is not an official site of the Department.
	www.blue-crab.net (573 words)

	Crabbing - Whole Blue Crab Recipes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Lump crab meat is the largest pieces of meat from the body and also the most expensive form of crabmeat.
		Backfin crab meat is the pale ivory flakes of white body meat and is subtle in flavor.
		Dip the crab in egg and cracker meal and fry, deep-fry or broil for ten minutes, aprox five minutes on each side and season to taste with salt, pepper, and a shake of OLDBAY seasoning.
	thebarneys.org /huntfish/crabbing/recipes.html (612 words)

	Beach-Net: The Blue Crab in Delaware and Maryland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Beach-Net: The Blue Crab in Delaware and Maryland
		Many vacation memories have been made crabbing from a boat, a pier or a mud bank trying to tempt the famous Blue Crab into a net with a chicken neck or fish head on the end of a string.
		Always, whether the crabs have been caught by hand or bought at a local restaurant, the goal is the same -- a table covered with newspapers and hot, spicy steamed crabs.
	www.beach-net.com /Crab.html (131 words)

	Blue Crab
		The crab molts periodically by backing out of its shell, and the old shell in the exhibit is sometimes mistaken for a dead crab.
		Crabbing is part of Maryland's heritage, and favorite summer “tribal rituals,” in Maryland, are crab feasts.
		Crabs are bottom-dwelling predators that live along the Atlantic Coast from Cape Cod to Florida.
	www.aqua.org /animals_bluecrab.html (501 words)

	Maryland Sea Grant: Blue Crab - About Blue Crabs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Since the 1990s, however, concern has grown that pressure on the blue crab – both commercial and recreational – may be too high.
		Managing and Protecting the Blue Crab, a fact sheet, is available for you to download or view.
		More recently, work has continued to describe the reproductive dynamic of the blue crab, charting population changes, as well as the influence of important habitat such as grass beds and important predator-prey relationships.
	www.mdsg.umd.edu /crabs/about.html (593 words)

	Blue Crabs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The blue crab has strong, blue, front claws and rear paddle shaped swimming legs.
		The life cycle of the blue crab begins when the female makes one to two million eggs.
		The female crab migrates to the mouth of the Bay where the eggs hatch, releasing larvae called zoeae.
	www.mcps.k12.md.us /curriculum/chesapeake/bluecrab.html (221 words)

	Blue Crab - Internet Utilities
		Blue Crab provides the option to receive email notifications of a download in progress, and can display each page encountered during a download in its own “web window” or your default web browser.
		Blue Crab is gentle on the server it processes because it grabs only one resource at a time.
		Moreover Blue Crab can be configured to moderate the rate of grabbing even further.
	www.apple.com /downloads/macosx/internet_utilities/bluecrab.html (392 words)

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