The Blue Crab Education Page

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Blue Crab Facts and Photos
Blue Crabs in the Chesapeake
Maryland Sea Grant Page
Vince Guillory's Blue Crab Home Page
Blue Crab Archives
Blue Crab
a great site from the Chesapeake Bay Program that includes background information, a life cycle, links, terms, quizzes, publications, status & trends, and extensive data.
BLUE CRABS
site with basic background information from the South Carolina Dept. of Natural Resources topics covered include the life cycle, mating and spawning, growth and molting, abundance and predators, eating habits, fishing gears, crabbing techniques, cooking and cleaning blue crabs, and saltwater fishing conservation and ethics.
The Blue Crab in Delaware and Maryland
This Beach-Net site discusses how to catch and cook blue crabs (including recipes), the life cycle of blue crabs, and a blue crab glossary.
Texas Parks and Wildlife , crabs: identifying, molting, mating, spawning (including a key to egg color and age), development, catching, regulations, eating and economy
Glossary of Blue Crab Terms: (A-E) (F-J) (L-P) (R-Z)
The BRIDGE Crustacean Page
VIMS (Virginia Institute of Marine Science) Virtual Marine Education Center
The Mid Atlantic Marine Education Association

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Last Updated:
Monday, September 11, 2006