Calico Crabs?

[crabby bud]

Attended the Mid-Atlantic Food Expo at the convention center in Balit. yesterday, to see what all Maryland had to offer.
One of the vendors ther ask us about Calico Crabs from the Florida region, any body hear of such a thing?

[Ray R.]

You can find information on this crab by going to this link : http://www.gulfspecimen.org/TrueCrabs.html

Have a great day !

Ray

[crabby bud]

Thank's Ray, that site was helpful.
Guess it's more of a fishtank crab than a steam pot crab!

[Ray R.]

Thank's Ray, that site was helpful.
Guess it's more of a fishtank crab than a steam pot crab!

Actually there are quite a few in the gulf of Mexico. Although I have always released them because they are fewer than the blue crab and are very unique.

[briancrabber]

Calico Crabs, New Jersey Shoreites, isnt this the same thing as our speckled sand crab?

[briancrabber]

opps just looked at the real deal calico crab, it isnt the same       

[briancrabber]

NJ has the speckled sand crab, which by the way....I used them for bait, good stuff. Can you eat these?

[tattoo]

is there much meat to them