Harvest and identification of peeler crabs
Peeler crabs are simply hard shell blue crabs (Callinectes sapidus) that show signs of molting.The molting process, commercially called shedding, is when the hard shell is cast off and the new soft shellemerges. In the soft condition, the shell expands to a larger size before rehardening. Peeler crabs is the termgiven to blue crabs that are in a pre-molt stage. Identification of pre-molt crabs is the key to the success of softshell crab operations since prolonged time in a shedding facility increass the chance of mortality, requiresfeeding, decreases water quality and increases operating costs. (2pp.)
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| Format: | monograph biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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Florida Sea Grant College Program
1997
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| Subjects: | Fisheries, Blue crabs, Callinectes sapidus, fisheries, Florida, |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1834/18360 |
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