crab pots for fishing Dungeness crab
Dungeness crab season is very important on the West Coast for fishermen and people who like crab meat. During crab season, you can see the light from fishing boats at sunset and early in the morning, like in the photo above.
In Trinidad, CA, towers of crab pots can be seen near the harbor.
Dungeness crab is labeled best choice by Seafood Watch because of the sustainable practices applied to the fishery. In particular, female crabs and crabs below a certain size must be put back in the water.
This is my submission to week #27 edition of Black and White Wednesday – A Culinary Photography Event created by Susan of The Well-Seasoned Cook. Savoring the weekly gallery is highly recommended: it’s a very special mid-week treat.
The top photo was shot in color and then converted to light sepia.
This post contains the gallery of images submitted to the event.
Oh yum! I love crab! So interesting seeing the pots like this.
wow! very, very interesting! never heard or seen crab pots before. fascinating! love your b&w photo!
Ciao Alicia. I have always been impressed by the way they are orderly stacked and organized. They tell a story of experience and attention to details.
Glad you like my photo, Paz.
Great in sepia! I love old crab pots! Our Chesapeake blue crabs are much smaller than your Dungeness, so our pots are also much smaller. The pots are very photogenic whatever the size though. We also put our females back in the water, but many people don’t do that as it is not in the rules of crabbing. Also, the crabs have to measure at least 5 inches across the back.
I remember nasse on the laguna di Venezia, a childhood memory. I’m not sure if they were for crabs or for something else, but I assume so, since we often ate the local ‘granseole’, a big, tasty crab. Your picture brought me back of twenty years ..
Ciao Lynne. I have heard about blue crab, but never tasted its meat. It sounds like the fishing rules are similar. The minimum size for Dungeness is 6 1/4 inch.
Ciao Caffettiera. I have never tasted a granseola. I am glad the photo brough back pleasant memories.