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« on: September 24, 2010, 05:05:00 PM »
 I have been crabbing for the last month in water with a salinity level of 0.17 PPT.  I think they taste almost as good as Wye river crabs but I did notice something that I haven't encountered before. As I remove the crabs from the basket, I'm seeing some kind of jelly type substance that was divulged from my catch. It's not allot! maybe 1 to 3 Tbsp.  When I crabbed the Wye I just assumed this jelly like substance was just a nettle that dropped in my basket. Now I'm crabbing almost fresh water and I still see this substance and I know its not a nettle.
 
  Does any one know or have experienced  what I'm talking about? Does a crab have mucus membranes to clean it's lungs from debris like humans?
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« Reply #1 on: September 24, 2010, 05:44:02 PM »
Quote from: shoover17331 on September 24, 2010, 05:05:00 PM
I have been crabbing for the last month in water with a salinity level of 0.17 PPT.  I think they taste almost as good as Wye river crabs but I did notice something that I haven't encountered before. As I remove the crabs from the basket, I'm seeing some kind of jelly type substance that was divulged from my catch. It's not allot! maybe 1 to 3 Tbsp.  When I crabbed the Wye I just assumed this jelly like substance was just a nettle that dropped in my basket. Now I'm crabbing almost fresh water and I still see this substance and I know its not a nettle.
 
  Does any one know or have experienced  what I'm talking about? Does a crab have mucus membranes to clean it's lungs from debris like humans?
   By any chance, did any of your crabs lose any body parts??
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« Reply #2 on: September 27, 2010, 08:39:34 AM »
sounds like crab "blood" to me.   Smiley 
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« Reply #3 on: September 27, 2010, 08:53:44 AM »
Congelled blood.
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« Reply #4 on: September 27, 2010, 11:50:55 AM »
Quote from: jack1747 on September 27, 2010, 08:53:44 AM
Congelled blood.
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