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Artwork. Crab dredge. Pulled behind a boat, this device digs the crabs out ofthe mud, where they bury to escape the cold. This is about the only way ofobtaining crabs in lower Chesapeake Bay during the winter.
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NOAA Central Library Historical Fisheries Collection
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Historic Fisheries