Talk:Callinectes sapidus

message: === Disambiguation from other Blue Crabs, sorted biologically  ===
There is at least one other "blue crab" eg. Portunus pelagicus, also known as the flower crab, blue crab, blue swimmer crab, blue manna crab or sand crab.  So we need to disabmiguate - at the moment P. pelagicus is only available via biological name.
A possible solution would be to make Blue_crab the disambiguation page, noting the geographic choices and then direct people to the biologically correct page.  To have Callinectes sapidus redirect to Blue crab seems to be back-to-front.
I'm happy to do the work, but wanted some input from the community before moving.
The same problem applies to sand crab (Ovalipes australiensis vs Hippoidea)or swimmer crab C. sapidus vs Liocarcinus depurator vs Liocarcinus marmoreus
:Thoglette (talk) 03:08, 28 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Added an otheruses4 link to P. Pelagicus for now. Thoglette (talk) 00:44, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

text: Thoglette (talk) 13:18, 13 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Content 

message: There is at least one other "blue crab" eg. Portunus pelagicus, also known as the flower crab, blue crab, blue swimmer crab, blue manna crab or sand crab.  So we need to disabmiguate - at the moment P. pelagicus is only available via biological name.
A possible solution would be to make Blue_crab the disambiguation page, noting the geographic choices and then direct people to the biologically correct page.  To have Callinectes sapidus redirect to Blue crab seems to be back-to-front.
I'm happy to do the work, but wanted some input from the community before moving.
The same problem applies to sand crab (Ovalipes australiensis vs Hippoidea)or swimmer crab C. sapidus vs Liocarcinus depurator vs Liocarcinus marmoreus
:Thoglette (talk) 03:08, 28 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Added an otheruses4 link to P. Pelagicus for now. Thoglette (talk) 00:44, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

text: Thoglette (talk) 13:18, 13 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Disambiguation from other Blue Crabs, sorted biologically  

message: # move current Blue Crab content to C. Sapidus, overwriting redirect (as move won't work)
# replace Blue Crab with the content below
Blue Crab can refer a number of species including:
* Callinectes sapidus found in the waters of the western Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico
* Portunus pelagicus found in the intertidal estuaries of the Indian and Pacific Oceans (Asian coasts) and the Middle-Eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea
:Thoglette (talk) 13:18, 13 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: The Evil Plan

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thread_title: [[WP:FOOD|WikiProject Food and drink]] Tagging

message: Reading the article you get the idea that the only thing man knows about blue crabs is how to eat them; that's what 90% of this article is centered around. How about information on the actual animal, and not just the fact that people think they're tasty? 68.205.84.223 (talk) 21:36, 15 January 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I just added some details to the description section. I plan to expand the life cycle section soon since it is lacking much detail and doesn't distinguish patterns observed along the East Coast/Chesapeake from the Gulf of Mexico.
Even though I'm a crab-crazy Marylander, I would agree with Foxi tails. This SHOULD be about the species– not about how to eat them. There are a few "crab feast/boil" etc. pages where culinary aspects would be more apropos. I would propose a "Maryland Crab Feast" page since there is not one, as such, and it is most likely we Marylanders who can't stop rambling on about crabs and how we prepare them.--Psf11 (talk) 21:30, 5 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  The actual crab? 

message: Check out Beautiful Swimmers, a well-known book about Chesapeake blue crabs. It will be a valuable source of references and additions to harvesting techniques, among other things.  The harvesting section does not discuss dredging, for instance. 
AJim (talk) 15:58, 3 November 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  source of refereneces 

message: I feel that an image would be a great way to distinguish the difference between a male and a female blue crab.  An image like this one would be great.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by TravisBernard (talk • contribs) 23:21, 16 February 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Male vs. Female 

message: Having had my edits undone, I propose that the nomenclature of "blue crab" be used within the article. While the article title is perhaps ambiguous, the name within the article has already been disambiguated, its common name shortly following, therefore its usage within the article should not be ambiguous. Numerous other articles have the taxonomic name as the article head (see Fragaria vesca, while using the common English name within the article. If disambiguation is the main concern, then what of the lengthened English name of Atlantic blue crab or Chesapeake blue crab? Cheers Morgan Riley (talk) 14:42, 11 September 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  On usage of "Blue crab" (or "Atlantic blue crab") vs. "''C. Sapidus''" 

message: This is a major story in the papers, running from the early 90s up to the present. News articles would be good sources. Also the impact on commercial crabbing communities like Smith Island, Maryland; Tangiers Island, Virgina; St. Marys County, Maryland; and of course the Maryland and Virginia Eastern Shore communities as well. 107.218.9.122 (talk) 23:29, 21 February 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: This article contains very little about blue crab management in both the Chesapeake and in the Gulf of Mexico. I plan to add information about both areas, as the ecosystems and management practices are very different and information is plentiful in both the news and peer reviewed literature. Karkinos19 (talk) 21:14, 23 February 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: There's no information on gear used in the industry. I'm adding a new section with a few details regarding the topic. Karkinos19 (talk) 20:53, 23 March 2015 (UTC)
thread_title: Article Needs More on Decline of, and Efforts to Better Manage, Chesapeake Bay Crab Fisheries

message: I was trying to use the examples in this article to distinguish between male and female of this individual and it does not seem to match neither. Is this article's fault or this crab is abnormal? --Jarekt (talk) 17:11, 8 July 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: I'd say that crab fits the description "unusual".  It looks like a female to me, but not the typical pattern that's shown in the article.  Lime in the Coconut 17:10, 10 November 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: This crab is an immature female. After the female's terminal molt, their abdomen changes from triangular to dome-shaped in appearance. This is mentioned in the description section of the article. Karkinos19 (talk) 21:03, 23 February 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  male vs. female 

message: Much of the information about the fishery appears to be outdated or incomplete. The history of the blue crab fishery is rich and fascinating, and has been well documented. I have access to some excellent blue crab resources and would like to add more historical information. Additionally, since blue crab landings have changed regionally in the past decade, I plan to update/add to the numbers so that they reflect the most recent publicly available landings data. Karkinos19 (talk) 21:24, 23 February 2015 (UTC)
thread_title: Fishery Information Outdated or Lacking