Talk:Dungeness crab

message: Doesn't it seem premature to accept this generic designation? In particular, this designation by Ng et al. is not supported by the molecular study of Harrison. So, I suggest reversion back to Cancer.
--192.211.24.221 (talk) 23:28, 11 March 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Metacarcinus?

message: It looks to me like the picture labeled "Ganges Harbour" is actually of a Red Rock Crab, not a Dungeness, though it is a little hard to tell because the crab is so covered in barnacles and mud.
:You were correct. I moved the image to the correct page. Dger (talk) 03:58, 3 October 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Pictures

message: Maturity at around two and one half years. Legal size is six and one fourth inches. Most like the legs, calws, and body meat, not including the organs and such. Some boil the crab in ocean water, this gives it a distinctive flavor. Refer to the main article for further details. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dungeness crab (talk • contribs) 
:That's the legal size that the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife requires in the state of Washington. Other jurisdictions may have differing regulations. Travisl 14:20, 9 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Age and Edibility 

message: It would be great if somebody could give a hint about the pronounciation of "dungeness". --Stilfehler 13:55, 21 September 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Like "Dungeon", with a "ness" at the end of it.  HTH.  24.6.157.14 (talk) 06:24, 20 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Pronounciation 

message: The cookery section's a mess.  There's no cites, except for a video about getting to the meat.  The statement that "Dungeness crabs can typically be purchased either live or pre-cooked" contradicts "keeping them alive in aquaria for even a day will degrade their quality." And my personal experience (which is not a reliable source, I know) is that they will eat outside of their natural environment -- I caught one in Hood Canal, tossed it in a 5-gallon bucket with sea water and a fish, and two hours later, there the crab was in the bucket with only half a fish. Travisl (talk) 18:33, 27 May 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: The statement about 25% meat, and there being more in the legs than the body, also contradict my personal experience.  Also, there's a cultural bias.  Dungeness crab is cooked in many different ways - there are a number of Asian variants (American adaptations, presumably, because it's a local crab), some Latin American versions, and it's also an ingredient in Cioppino.  If someone really wants to help they could locate a comprehensive article about crabs and distill some cited culinary information from that.  Other useful things might be economic importance, fishing seasons and methods, trade, local customs... - Wikidemon (talk) 11:51, 29 November 2008 (UTC)
replies: text:  The information regarding degradation may be incorrect, but it really isn't a contradiction with regards to purchasing crabs alive or pre-cooked.  Many restaurants will buy crabs alive for same day cooking.  I've removed the contradiction tag, but you may wish to remove that whole line regarding the degrading of their quality since I can find no source for that statement. However, again, it's not really a contradiction.  Thanks. Kjnelan (talk) 07:01, 17 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cookery 

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message: I just added in a section about cracking crabs as a way of preparing them and now I see that someone has removed it. Why are you doing this? 2605:8D80:461:F65:18B4:A021:8026:D695 (talk) 07:56, 6 March 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cracking crabs 

message: I have been going through and trying to make sure all the source links work and are credible. The source https://www.dungeness.com/crab/ does not contain original information but does not list sources. I do not think this is a credible source and so am deleting it. Feel free to undo this change SprengerSprenger (talk) 05:25, 26 January 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: I replaced the video with other sources that had the same information SprengerSprenger (talk) 06:59, 26 January 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sources 

message: In the second paragraph in the mating and ecology section, it addresses a parasite the crabs can have. This does not seem to fit in this section. I understand that the information stemmed from the description of the environment, but it seems like the specifics of the parasite could be addressed in a separate section. SprengerSprenger (talk) 06:28, 26 January 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Mating Section