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Introduction To The Proceedings Of The Blue Crab Recruitment Symposium, Ej Olmi, Rj Orth
Introduction To The Proceedings Of The Blue Crab Recruitment Symposium, Ej Olmi, Rj Orth
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The blue crab, Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, is found in all major coastal habitats along the mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coasts of the United States, including large embayments, barrier island-lagoonal systems, and coastal marsh, mangrove and seagrass systems. Ecologically important, blue crabs may control abundances of other estuarine benthic species (Hines et aI., 1990). The blue crab also supports valuable commercial and recreational fisheries from New Jersey to Texas; commercial landings of 249.3 million pounds of hard blue crabs in 1993 had a dockside value of 126.6 million dollars (NMFS, 1994). Blue crab stocks vary interannually within and …