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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.
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