. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. cooperation with the Agricultural Extension Service, the Division of Marine Fisheries and the Fisheries Association. Last year's show attracted over 4,000 people. For more information about the show, contact Sea Grant agents Bob Hines and Larry Giardina at (919) 726-0125. When it comes to taking it off, blue crabs know their business. The average blue crab will shed its shell 25 to 27 times during its life. And it's just after these sheddings, when blue crabs are soft, that they become a sea
. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. cooperation with the Agricultural Extension Service, the Division of Marine Fisheries and the Fisheries Association. Last year's show attracted over 4,000 people. For more information about the show, contact Sea Grant agents Bob Hines and Larry Giardina at (919) 726-0125. When it comes to taking it off, blue crabs know their business. The average blue crab will shed its shell 25 to 27 times during its life. And it's just after these sheddings, when blue crabs are soft, that they become a seafood delicacy— soft-shell crabs. And for fishermen willing to cull out peelers (crabs preparing to shed) and hold them until shedding, the bonus can mean some added dollars in the bank. When prices are peaking, soft- shell crabs can bring over $12 a dozen. And with a plentiful supply of crabs in North Carolina's brackish waters, more North Carolina fishermen are giving soft-shell and shedding a try. That's why the UNC Sea Grant and Virginia Sea Grant Marine Advisory Services decided to cosponsor a workshop about soft-shell crabs. The workshop will be held March 5, at the Beaufort County Community College in Washington. The program, which is slated to run from 9 to 3:30 , will feature panel discussions about crab biology, peeler identification, shedder harvesting methods, shedder facility design and marketing and economics. Discussions will include in formation on small backyard shedding trays and large closed shedding systems. Collington shedder Murray Bridges and Smyrna shedder Mark Hooper will be on several of the panels, along with UNC Sea Grant agents and specialists, Wayne Wescott, Bob Hines, Larry Giardina and Sam Thomas. Virginia Sea Grant specialist Mike Oesterling will also be a panel member. Continued on next page. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appe
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