Is it right or wrong to keep a female blue crab when out crabbing?
The law states it is illegal to keep females with visible exterior egg sacks. “Undersized crabs and female crabs ‘with eggs attached’ must be returned immediately.” The law also states it is only legal to keep hard shell females and males over 4.5 inches. Measurements are taken across the widest part of the crab’s body, from the tip of one spine to the tip of the other spine.
If people only knew that a 4.5-inch male crab will grow to become a 6-inch male crab in just one to two months’ time,…
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