Dungeness Crabs, Washington State

July 2, 2023
Out of the 4 of us, I was the only one unable to make it out on time to catch my limit of 6 males.
The buck full moon provided strong tides that female Dungeness crab use to molt near shore. Female Dungeness crabs attract the males through pheromones in the female’s crab urine.

[@freedomisNotfree363]

Very good!
Where did you catch them?

[@journeywithchong]

Ocean Park/Long Beach, Washington!
This is near the public access place that has a couple crab holes in front of it.

[@NewAnimeFreak357]

Where were you at specifically?

[@lightheartoracle889]

How can you tell a female from a male

[@yessihinself]

Por la parte de abajo, el de la hembra es más grande y redondo en un extremo y el del macho es delgado

[@journeywithchong]

I would tell myself that males have thin abdomen flaps while females have rounder ones to carry eggs. Now I can almost tell if they are male just by the size of the claws or how they act.

[@HappyOutdoorsPNW]

Awesome! Looks so fun!

[@journeywithchong]

Definitely fun and scary!
Doesn't help that I was attacked by a fish and crab in knee deep water.

[@alexandrnoskov5437]

Why do you need them? They have almost no meat.

[@wkcw1]

@@journeywithchongI thought about using dead crabs that you find on the shore as fertilizer. Is this legal in the US?

[@journeywithchong]

@@wkcw1great question! ❤
I would love to start using the hundreds of crab molts or dead crabs I find as fertilizer now that you mention it. I might have to get back to you on this after I contact my local wildlife department.

[@robertwanitahooker9560]

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