THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Tuesday, November 8, 1994 TAG: 9411040024
SECTION: FRONT PAGE: A14 EDITION: FINAL
TYPE: Letter
LENGTH: Short : 25 lines
There is one reason for the crab shortage; it was obvious from my everyday travels during the summer.
I particularly noticed the female crabs caught in and around the Lynnhaven area. Most of them had eggs and were culled.
When the fish are not biting on the piers, the people catch crabs. Folks don't seem to realize the trillions of eggs that are being carried home and destroyed.
A solution would be to ban the removal of female crabs. This would put the commercial crabbers back in business, some blue crabs in my pot, crab cakes in my freezer and food on the crabber's table.
FRED CHADWICK
Chesapeake, Oct. 27, 1994 by CNB