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Description
Although few blue crabs in 1999, some grew to large size. A six-inch ruler wasnot long enough to measure these crabs caught in the Patuxent River. (Image credit: Mary Hollinger)
Photographer
Mary Hollinger
Display Date
1999 July
Location
Maryland, Patuxent River
Collection
America's Coastlines
Chesapeake Bay
Beautiful Swimmer - The Blue Crab
NOAA Affiliation
NODC biologist
Keywords
Coastline
Chesapeake Bay Maryland