Cleaning Crabs in the Boat

[Elfhunter]

The Regs state, "When transporting a recreationally-caught crab, the carapace (shell) must remain attached to the body of the crab until consumed or it arrives at a person's ordinary residence. It is prohibited to have shelled or shucked crab in your possession, except at your ordinary residence."

I clean crab in the boat and keep the lids (carapace) in a separate garbage bag in case I get stopped by a Fisheries Officer, which I have. The Fisheries Office had no problem with that and agreed that it was better than making a mess at home.

Anyone else have a similar experience?

What to the guides do? Do they send their client's crabs home whole or cleaned?

 

[Aces]

whole......it's the law

 

[spring fever]

The Regs state, "When transporting a recreationally-caught crab, the carapace (shell) must remain attached to the body of the crab until consumed or it arrives at a person's ordinary residence. It is prohibited to have shelled or shucked crab in your possession, except at your ordinary residence."

I clean crab in the boat and keep the lids (carapace) in a separate garbage bag in case I get stopped by a Fisheries Officer, which I have. The Fisheries Office had no problem with that and agreed that it was better than making a mess at home.

Anyone else have a similar experience?

What to the guides do? Do they send their client's crabs home whole or cleaned?

I have a friend-ex-Mountie got a 50 dollar ticket for doing just what you described. it is against the law and you were lucky!

 

[ziggy]

Key word is "attached".

 

[kevind]

unless your boiling them on the boat to eat attached only way to do it.

 

[Elfhunter]

Thanks U all for the good advice........

 

[TGofers]

So basically keep the legal males live and put them in a cooler live till you get home?? Just curious how everyone transports them. Live with ice in a cooler was my thoughts??

 

[Fish Camp]

350' and a fly