Blue Crab Links

The following are links to information on the blue crab in the
Chesapeake Bay. They include information on the science,
celebrations, catching, cooking and ecology of the crab.

CELEBRATIONS
Festivals and Events and Fast Search
	CULTURE
	Bay Life - Past and Present
		CUISINE
		Dining and Recipes
	CONNECTIONS
	Bay Links and Blue Crab Links
COMMERCE
The Blue Crab Shop and Amazon.com

QUESTIONS ABOUT SEAFOOD CONSUMPTION?
The Maryland Department of the Environment has Recommended Maximum Allowable Yearly Fish and Shellfish Consumption for Specific Bay Areas.

Celebrations of the Blue Crab

Soft Shell Spring Fair

Annual - May

Somers Cove Marina - Crisfield, MD

St. Mary's County Crab Festival

Annual - July

Governmental Center, Leonardtown, MD

Tawes Crab and Clam Bake

Annual - July

Somers Cove Marina - Crisfield, MD

Crab Days

Annual - July

Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum- St. Michaels, MD

National Hard Crab Derby and Fair

Annual - August

Somers Cove Marina - Crisfield, MD

Crab Feast

September 2006

Wilmer Park, Chestertown, MD

Crab Feast

September 2006

St Andrews United Methodist Church, Edgewater, MD

Study of the Blue Crab
Bay Journal	Life Stages of a Blue Crab
Blue-Crab Archives	Comprehensive site of blue crab info
Maryland Sea Grant, University of MD	Managing and sustaining production
NOAA Species Information	Description, State Regs and Statistics
Virginia Institute of Marine Science	Anatomy, Life Cycle, Ecology

Catching and Eating the Blue Crab
Blue-Crab Archives	Catching, preparation, and cooking
Blue Crab in Delaware & Maryland	Catching, cooking and life cycle
Maryland Blue Crab	Crab lore, crabbing, picking & recipes
Sea Science	Life cycle, catching, prep and cooking

Blue Crab Ecology
Bay Journal	Status of bay ecology and the blue crab
Blue-Crab Archives	Crabbing regulations and crab news
Saving the Blue Crab	Excess Nutrients Harm the Bay
Chesapeake Biological Laboratory	Ecology of Blue Crabs
Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF)	Grow Underwater grasses in your own home and plant them in the bay.
Smithsonian Environmental Research Ctr	Blue Crab Ecology
Virginia Institute of Marine Science	Ecology

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