1. CRABBING 101 HEATHER DUNLAP February 14, 2016

2. Objective Upon Completion of this lesson you will be able to: Identify the strategies to fish for Blue Crabs by the rules.

3. SPENDING TIME WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS BEING OUTDOORS WITH NATURE PRIDE IN THE CATCH AND PROVIDING FOOD FROM THE WILD THEY ARE FREE!!! PRICELESS EXPERIENCE ITS NOT ALWAYS JUST ABOUT THE CRAB 3

4. Scientific Name: Callinectes sapidus Named for their sapphire-tinted claws Females have red on the tips of their pincers Adult Average Size: 4 to 9 inches BACKGROUND 4 Female Male Source: http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/invertebrates/blue-crab/ Female with Eggs

5. Males have blue claws Males apron is skinny and pointy. (Washington Monument) Females have red tip claws (Finger nail polish) Females apron is dome shaped (Capitol Building) TIPS FOR DISTINGUISHING BETWEEN MALE AND FEMALE 5

6. CRABBING METHODS 6 Basket Hand Line Crab Pot

7. Trotline CRABBING METHODS 7 Source: http://web.vims.edu/adv/ed/crab/trot.html

8. LICENSE AND LIMITS 8 Who Needs A Maryland Recreational Crabbing License? Anyone who uses the following gear or takes the following quantity of crabs must possess a recreational crabbing license: Trotline Collapsible crab traps >2 dozen with a limit of 1 bushel male hard crabs Source: http://www.eregulations.com/maryland/fishing/recreational-crabbing-licenses/ KNOW STATE LICENSE REQUIREMENTS AND CRAB LIMITS Legal Blue Crabs are 5 inches from point to point.

9. – DEMO – HOW TO MEASURE A BLUE CRAB

10. CRABBING 101 REVIEW

12. http://www.eregulations.com/delaware/fishing/blue-crabs/ http://www.chesapeakebay.net/fieldguide/critter/blue_crab http://dnr2.maryland.gov/fisheries/Pages/regulations/blue-crab.aspx REFERENCE'S