Crabbing has long been associated with the Delaware and Maryland beaches.

Many vacation memories have been made crabbing from a boat, a pier or a mud bank trying to tempt the famous Blue Crab into a net with a chicken neck or fish head on the end of a string.

Always, whether the crabs have been caught by hand or bought at a local restaurant, the goal is the same -- a table covered with newspapers and hot, spicy steamed crabs.

These pages will teach you a little about the fine art of crabbing and offer a couple of recipes for cooking this local delicacy.

Note: This information is provided courtesy of the Graduate College of Marine Studies at the University of Delaware.

Catching Blue Crabs

The Crab Net

The Crab Pot

The Hand Trap

Maryland Crabbing Regulations

Cooking Blue Crabs

Want to eat some Crabs?

How to eat Crabs!

Steamed Blue Crabs

Boiled Blue Crabs

Crabs Oragenato

Crab Cake Recipes

Buying, Preparing Blue Crabs

Uncle Merrill's Crab Dip

Hot Crab Dip

Preparation of other Seafoods

Life of a Blue Crab

The Mating Game

The Molting Game

The Eating Game

Delaware and Maryland Crab Houses

Fenwick Crab House

Blue Crab Glossary
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