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« on: June 08, 2011, 03:59:48 PM »
Hello, My Name is Darrick Sparks and I am Mid-Atlantic Chinese Mitten Crab coordinator. I am a biologist with the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center in Edgewater. MD. My interest in joining the forums is most of the crabs found in the last few years have been by commercial crabbers. So if there are questions about the Chinese Mitten Crabs or if you have a sighting please let me know. If you want to learn more about the crabs, take a look at our website
http://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/FactSheet.aspx?SpeciesID=182
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Thanks for reading and helping.
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« Reply #1 on: June 08, 2011, 04:46:44 PM »
Welcome . good info.  Wink
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« Reply #2 on: June 08, 2011, 06:03:45 PM »
Welcome Darrick.  Thanks for the info, I haven't seen any yet, and hope I won't in the near future, but I will contact you with any catches this season. Wink
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« Reply #3 on: June 08, 2011, 09:23:58 PM »
NJ has a mitten crab reporting program through NJ Fish and Game.    I assume you are coordinating with them?
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« Reply #4 on: June 08, 2011, 11:13:47 PM »
Since most of the mitten crabs are caught by commercial crabbers, it stands to reason that most of the blueclaw crabs are also caught by commercial crabbers. Recreational crabbers are only catching a fraction of the total harvest?
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« Reply #5 on: June 09, 2011, 03:55:03 AM »
Quote from: KALknowsRAE on June 08, 2011, 11:13:47 PM
Since most of the mitten crabs are caught by commercial crabbers, it stands to reason that most of the blueclaw crabs are also caught by commercial crabbers. Recreational crabbers are only catching a fraction of the total harvest?

That rationale doesn't even come close to working.  Mitten crabs and blue crabs have completely differrent habits and tendencies.    Blue crab is a swimmer and, therefore, will come up off the bottom on a line. Mitten crabs, since they are not swimmers,  will drop a bait as soon as it lifts from the bottom.
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« Reply #6 on: June 09, 2011, 07:50:39 AM »
More importantly, the sample size of the mitten crab catches here in the US is so tiny, you can't possibly equate it to anything related to the blue crab catch.
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« Reply #7 on: June 09, 2011, 06:47:31 PM »
Thanks Mr. Breeze. I didn't know that the mitten crab doesn't swim. Guess I shoulda looked at Darrick's web site before I posted.
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« Reply #8 on: June 10, 2011, 03:09:08 PM »
I am in contact with agencies up and down the coast. Most of which will send me the information to follow up on instead of handing it in house. I will also alert an agency if I receive a report to keep them informed.

In the wild they have been known to travel more then 500 miles to find a suitable habitat to grow, hence the nickname "the Walking Crab". Most of the catches, that have been confirmed, were in pots and traps. A few (two) were by lines.
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« Reply #9 on: June 14, 2011, 06:23:24 PM »
the mitten crab should be killed,then given to your local fish+game comm.
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« Reply #10 on: June 14, 2011, 06:28:34 PM »
Quote from: SERCMITTENCRAB on June 10, 2011, 03:09:08 PM
I am in contact with agencies up and down the coast. Most of which will send me the information to follow up on instead of handing it in house. I will also alert an agency if I receive a report to keep them informed.

In the wild they have been known to travel more then 500 miles to find a suitable habitat to grow, hence the nickname "the Walking Crab". Most of the catches, that have been confirmed, were in pots and traps. A few (two) were by lines.
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« Reply #11 on: June 15, 2011, 12:09:25 PM »
Quote from: elsmere ed on June 14, 2011, 06:23:24 PM
the mitten crab should be killed,then given to your local fish+game comm.

Not sure what killing it before turning it over achieves?    Are you assuming it is going to be released by DNR after study?
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« Reply #12 on: August 19, 2011, 01:22:35 PM »
Quote from: Ronster on June 15, 2011, 12:09:25 PM
Not sure what killing it before turning it over achieves?    Are you assuming it is going to be released by DNR after study?

DNREC Guide wants them dead.
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« Reply #13 on: August 19, 2011, 01:40:20 PM »
I have never seen anything like that before.

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« Reply #14 on: August 20, 2011, 05:17:22 PM »
Im not having luck with your link...
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« Reply #15 on: August 20, 2011, 06:17:07 PM »
I FIXED THE LINK ,
NOT SURE ITS YOUR WEB SITE ,
SINCE YOU ARE A NEW USER , YOU CANT POST A LINK YET, 
IF YOU SEND ME THE LINK VIA BMAIL ILL POST IT FOR YOU,
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« Reply #16 on: November 30, 2011, 09:09:36 AM »
Looks like you can get all the Mitten Crabs you want from this machine...

http://www.japanprobe.com/2010/10/20/vending-machine-sells-live-crabs/
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« Reply #17 on: April 05, 2012, 02:22:47 PM »
Did anybody here catch any of these last season??
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« Reply #18 on: April 05, 2012, 04:26:50 PM »
Not me.
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« Reply #19 on: April 05, 2012, 04:27:37 PM »
neither did i.
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« Reply #20 on: April 05, 2012, 04:28:53 PM »
I have never seen one first hand.
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« Reply #21 on: April 06, 2012, 06:52:51 AM »
THANKS FOR THE HEADS UP...
NEVER SEEN ONE BEFORE!!!
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