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BUBBA

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What is this?
« on: October 31, 2004, 10:05:59 PM »
Caught a few of these in the prawn trap in Pender a month ago. Any ideas on what it is.  http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v478/ARRJ/3.jpg
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Re: What is this?
« Reply #1 on: October 31, 2004, 10:12:56 PM »
It's called a squat lobster or galatheid crab (munida quadrispina).
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Re: What is this?
« Reply #2 on: October 31, 2004, 10:19:25 PM »
Thanks
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Re: What is this?
« Reply #3 on: October 31, 2004, 10:29:09 PM »
Quote from: BUBBA on October 31, 2004, 10:05:59 PM
Caught a few of these in the prawn trap in Pender a month ago. Any ideas on what it is.  http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v478/ARRJ/3.jpg

That's a WIERD looking critter!
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Re: What is this?
« Reply #4 on: October 31, 2004, 10:31:56 PM »
It's often caught by commercial shrimp fishermen.
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Re: What is this?
« Reply #5 on: October 31, 2004, 10:35:00 PM »
Are they edible?  (i.e. actually good?) Do they sell them for 1/2 price?  Seems to be missing half  ;D
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Re: What is this?
« Reply #6 on: October 31, 2004, 10:47:54 PM »
You would need to eat several hundred of these to fill your stomach. They contain as much meat as a ghost shrimp.
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Re: What is this?
« Reply #7 on: November 01, 2004, 12:22:34 AM »
maybe that'll work for bait? if you use it id like to hear a report on it.
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Re: What is this?
« Reply #8 on: November 01, 2004, 09:59:57 AM »
they have a tank of those at the Van Aquarium....my kids love watching them!  Its funny, I thought the came from some deep oceaninc trench way way down...I am surprised to hear they were caught with prawns?!?!
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Re: What is this?
« Reply #9 on: November 01, 2004, 11:46:23 AM »
We catch them all the time while prawning Alberni Inlet. Did try them for steel a couple of times, but found small prawns and/or shrimp to be far better.

Cheers,
Nog
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