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Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: BUBBA on October 31, 2004, 10:05:59 PM

Title: What is this?
Post by: 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

Title: Re: What is this?
Post by: reach on October 31, 2004, 10:12:56 PM

It's called a squat lobster or galatheid crab (munida quadrispina).

Title: Re: What is this?
Post by: BUBBA on October 31, 2004, 10:19:25 PM

Thanks

Title: Re: What is this?
Post by: DragonSpeed 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!

Title: Re: What is this?
Post by: Fish Assassin on October 31, 2004, 10:31:56 PM

It's often caught by commercial shrimp fishermen.

Title: Re: What is this?
Post by: DragonSpeed 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

Title: Re: What is this?
Post by: Fish Assassin 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.

Title: Re: What is this?
Post by: chronic 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.

Title: Re: What is this?
Post by: Gooey 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?!?!

Title: Re: What is this?
Post by: IronNoggin 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