Describes gear used to catch blue crabs in 

 Louisiana, and how it is fished. An albino 

 blue crab is illustrated. 



Graham, James G., and G. Francis Beaven. 



1942. Experimental sponge-crab plantings and 

 crab larvae distribution in the region of 

 Crisfield, Md. Chesapeake Biological Labora- 

 tory, Solomons, Md., Publication No. 52, 18 



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After sponge crabs (460 bushels) were 

 planted, intensive sampling for zoeae indi- 

 cated no increase in the normally low larval 

 population. Larvae were found to be 

 abundant in other areas. There were only a 

 few returns from tagged sponge crabs. 

 Concluded that it was not feasible to 

 rehabilitate the blue crab resources in the 

 upper Chesapeake Bay by releasing egg- 

 bearing crabs. 



Gray, Ellen H., and Curtis L. Newcombe. 



1938. The relative growth of parts in the blue 

 crab Callinectes sapidus Rathbun. Growth, 

 vol. 2, No. 3, p. 235-246. 



Individual variation in the size of certain 

 dimensions and the quantitative nature of 

 the growth dimensional ratios that charac- 

 terize the blue crab. 



1939. Studies of moulting in Callinectes 

 sapidus Rathbun. Growth, vol. 2, No. 4, p. 

 285-296. 



Time required to complete expansion, vari- 

 ation in growth increment, sex variation, 

 and number of molts after a width of 20 

 mm. 



Gray, I. E. 



1957. A comparative study of the gill area of 

 crabs. Biological Bulletin (Woods Hole), vol. 

 112, No. 1, p. 34-42. 



A comparative study of the size of gill areas 

 of 16 species of brachyuran crabs (includ- 

 ing C. sapidus) representing land, intertidal, 

 and wholly aquatic habitats. Among wholly 

 aquatic species, the active crabs (portunids) 

 have greater gill area than do sluggish 

 bottom-dwelling species (Libinia). 



Green, J. C. 



1952. Effectiveness of crab traps in South 

 Carolina. Bears Bluff Laboratories, Wadmalaw 



Island, S.C., Contribution No. 14, 12 p. 



Experiments indicated that the crab pot 

 was an effective gear for capturing crabs in 

 South Carolina, and was not destructive of 

 terrapin and fish. Catches indicated that 

 females were lighter than males of similar 

 size. 

 1968. The biology of estuarine animals. Uni- 

 versity of Washington, Seattle, 401 p. 



References to C. sapidus include associa- 

 tion with fresh-water forms at low salini- 

 ties, relation of gill area to habitat, role in 

 estuarine food webs, summary of life 

 history, and the roles of temperature and 

 salinity in life cycle. 



Greer, Milton C, Jr., and William S. Hamill. 

 1933. Suggested plan for marketing Maryland 

 crab meat. Maryland Conservation Depart- 

 ment, Conservation Bulletin No. 5, 24 p. 

 Data on the changes in Maryland's crab 

 industry from 1927 to 1932, an economic 

 survey of the industry, marketing opera- 

 tions, and a proposed plan (prepared by the 

 Maryland Conservation Department) for 

 effecting a larger and more widespread 

 distribution of Maryland crab meat. 



Gresham, Claude. 



1953. —And crabbing. Louisiana Conserva- 

 tionist, vol. 6, No. 1, p. 15. 



Use of crab nets, crab lines, and floats for 

 soft-shell blue crabs. Size of soft-shell and 

 canned meat industry. 



Gruger, E. H., Jr., R. W. Nelson, and M. E. 

 Stansby. 



1964. Fatty acid composition of oils from 21 

 species of marine fish, freshwater fish and 

 shellfish. Journal of the American Oil 

 Chemists' Society, vol. 41, No. 10, p. 

 662-667. 



Weight percent of total fatty acids of blue 

 crabs and other species are given by fatty 

 acid chain length and number of double 

 bonds. 



Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission. 



1949-69. Annual reports [to the U.S. 

 Congress and to the Governors of Alabama, 

 Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas] . 



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