mbowers
Well-Known Member
Is there scientific data / papers to back up the quick cannibalism? I am genuinely interested to read up on the science. I would have thought if cannibalism is rampant I would find body parts of smaller crabs in my traps and crab flesh in the jaws of the cannibals.Your solution needs to ensure there are 2 escape rings that are 105mm in diameter to allow small crabs to exit before they get consumed by the larger ones or lose claws etc. The larger crabs quickly cannibalize the small guys. There are reasons behind the regulation change, so when retrofitting traps we need to keep those in mind. Its not about having traps ghost fish although having escape rings does help.