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Blue crab escaping from the net along the Core Banks of North Carolina.. Callinectes sapidus (from the Ancient Greek κάλλος,"beautiful" + nectes, "swimmer", and Latin sapidus, "savory"), the blue crab, Atlantic blue crab, or, regionally, the Maryland blue crab, is a species of crab native to the waters of the western Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico, and introduced internationally.
Maryland's icon, the blue crab, has been fading. This series explores aspects of America that may soon be just a memory -- some to be missed, some gladly left behind. From the least impactful to ...
The blue crab, Callinectes sapidus was chosen as the state crustacean of Maryland in 1989. [17] C. sapidus is a crab found in the waters of the western Atlantic Ocean, the Pacific coast of Central America and the Gulf of Mexico. The blue crab may grow to a carapace width of 230 mm (9.1 in).
Cardisoma guanhumi, also known as the blue land crab or great land crab, is a species of land crab found in tropical and subtropical estuaries and other maritime areas of land along the Atlantic coast of the Americas from Brazil [2] and Colombia, through the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico, to the Bahamas, and north to Ponce Inlet, Florida [3] Princess Place Preserve in Palm Coast, and Bermuda. [4]
Both islands are situated in the lower Chesapeake Bay. The refuge was established in 1954 when the late Glenn L. Martin donated 2,569 acres (10.40 km 2 ) to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service . Since then, donation and purchase has increased the size of the refuge to 4,548 acres (18.41 km 2 ).
the Cape Verde Islands and Nouadhibou, Mauritania to Angola. Callinectes ornatus Ordway, 1863: western Atlantic Ocean, as well the Caribbean coastlines. Callinectes pallidus (Rochebrune, 1883) Mauritania to Angola. Callinectes rathbunae Contreras, 1930: warm coastal waters of Mexico. Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896: Chesapeake blue crab
Blue crab Callinectes sapidus: The blue crab is found in the Chesapeake Bay and is the most valuable species harvested from the bay. 1989 [7] Dinosaur: Astrodon Astrodon johnstoni: In 1958, the first Astrodon fossils were found in Maryland. They lived in what is now Maryland from 130 to 95 million years ago. 1998 [8] Dog: Chesapeake Bay Retriever
The Chesapeake Bay, located in Maryland and Virginia, is famous for its "blue crabs", Callinectes sapidus. In 1993, the combined harvest of the blue crabs was valued at around 100 million U.S. dollars. Over the years the harvests of the blue crab dropped; in 2000, the combined harvest was around 45 million dollars.