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Chesapeake Bay
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Emptying a crab pot. Passing on knowledge of the bay from generation togeneration.
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A Chesapeake waterman plying his trade on a cold winter morning.
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The bounty of the Chesapeake - bushel baskets of blue crab - Callinectes sapidus- and a profusion of Atlantic menhaden - Brevoortia tyrannus - on the deck.
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The bounty of the Chesapeake -barrels of blue crab - Callinectes sapidus.
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Preparing Maryland Blue Crabs for the dinner table. Passing on the knowledgeof the Chesapeake Bay from generation to generation.
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Preparing Maryland Blue Crabs for the dinner table. Passing on the knowledgeof the Chesapeake Bay from generation to generation.
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Although few blue crabs in 1999, some grew to large size. A six-inch ruler wasnot long enough to measure these crabs caught in the Patuxent River.
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A Maryland Blue Crab, Callinectes sapidus, caught in a hand net.
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A Maryland Blue Crab, Callinectes sapidus, caught in a hand net.
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A Maryland Blue Crab, Callinectes sapidus, caught in a hand net.
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The sex of a blue crab is determined by the shape of the apron. The maleapron, shown here, is shaped like a rocket. Females have either a V shape(immature) or a very wide apron with a small tip (mature.)
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Blue crab, Callinectes sapidus, on a piling
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A Maryland Blue Crab, Callinectes sapidus, seeking shelter under a rocky ledge.
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Female blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) on the beach. Females can bedistinguished by the right red tips on their claws.
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Female blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) at water's edge. Females can bedistinguished by the right red tips on their claws. Note impressions in sandmade by crab when ambulating.
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Female blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) on beach. Females can bedistinguished by the right red tips on their claws. Note impressions in sandmade by crab when ambulating.
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A mature female blue crab (Callinectes sapidus), known colloquially as a sook.Note the apron, shaped like the Capitol building, and the red-tipped claws.
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A mature female blue crab (Callinectes sapidus), known colloquially as a sook.Note the apron, shaped like the Capitol building, and the red-tipped claws.
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An immature female blue crab (Callinectes sapidus). Sex and maturity determinedby the V-shaped apron.
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An immature female blue crab (Callinectes sapidus). Sex and maturity determinedby the V-shaped apron.
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