. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. 0JNC Sea Grant North 5 na 5t#te Library September, 1983 COAST 4 WATCH Photo by Wading Creek Photo Service. Looking down into a box of soft-shell crabs packed for market The shell cracks, splits, and opens. What emerges is a tender fistful of some of the sweetest eating anywhere: the soft- shell crab. It's a transformation so fleeting and lovely, fishermen refuse to call it molting. Crabs, they insist, peel. Or shed. Peelers, they say, are hard crabs on their way to going soft. Shedders are the fishermen wh
. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. 0JNC Sea Grant North 5 na 5t#te Library September, 1983 COAST 4 WATCH Photo by Wading Creek Photo Service. Looking down into a box of soft-shell crabs packed for market The shell cracks, splits, and opens. What emerges is a tender fistful of some of the sweetest eating anywhere: the soft- shell crab. It's a transformation so fleeting and lovely, fishermen refuse to call it molting. Crabs, they insist, peel. Or shed. Peelers, they say, are hard crabs on their way to going soft. Shedders are the fishermen who help them on their way. Now that you know the terms, read about the whys and hows. Inside, the business of crab-shedding, and the delectable soft Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original UNC Sea Grant College Program. [Raleigh, N. C. : UNC Sea Grant College Program]
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