Tagged blue crabs

[NichollsCrabTags]

Originally Posted by keakar

it just seams they have no chance to get away since you could almost literally walk across the water on the crab trap floats they have so many out there. where I crab there are no less then 100 traps all around me and I have to watch so I don't run over floats as I try to crab, and that's in a 40 ft wide canal only about 2 miles long.

You may be right- that's part of what we're trying to determine.

Originally Posted by keakar

where can we go to get more info and maybe join up to be part of the tagging?

We're working on a website for the project at http://www.nicholls.edu/blue-crabs/. We're still adding information, so should have more content soon. We are also working on a map for the website that will show locations where crabs were initially tagged and where they were recaptured (for tagged crabs that have been caught), but this is taking a bit longer than expected- we've been focusing on getting crabs tagged so have slowed down the work on the website.

If you're interested in helping with the tagging, there's an email address to contact us on the website. Right now, we are mostly working with commercial crabbers to tag the crabs, but we are always looking for additional people to help out, especially in areas where we aren't currently tagging.

[keakar]

Originally Posted by NichollsCrabTags

You may be right- that's part of what we're trying to determine.


We're working on a website for the project at http://www.nicholls.edu/blue-crabs/. We're still adding information, so should have more content soon. We are also working on a map for the website that will show locations where crabs were initially tagged and where they were recaptured (for tagged crabs that have been caught), but this is taking a bit longer than expected- we've been focusing on getting crabs tagged so have slowed down the work on the website.

If you're interested in helping with the tagging, there's an email address to contact us on the website. Right now, we are mostly working with commercial crabbers to tag the crabs, but we are always looking for additional people to help out, especially in areas where we aren't currently tagging.

great, I think it would be even more important or at least very important, to get the word out first before too much tagging is done so tags are not wasted and the public gets the word about this and what to do if they find one.

it would be ashamed for tags to be discarded simply from people not knowing what to do or what it means since I am presuming most tagging efforts get a small percentage of reported catches anyway.

I know this is all new and your just getting started but a top priority I think should be to contact paul masson and other outdoors reporters to get articles published informing the public?

[Duck Butter]

Originally Posted by keakar

great, I think it would be even more important or at least very important, to get the word out first before too much tagging is done so tags are not wasted and the public gets the word about this and what to do if they find one.

it would be ashamed for tags to be discarded simply from people not knowing what to do or what it means since I am presuming most tagging efforts get a small percentage of reported catches anyway.

I know this is all new and your just getting started but a top priority I think should be to contact paul masson and other outdoors reporters to get articles published informing the public?

The entire point of this post is to inform the public

[swamp snorkler]

Originally Posted by Duck Butter

The entire point of this post is to inform the public

We thinks alike

[keakar]

Originally Posted by Duck Butter

The entire point of this post is to inform the public

well duh.......

but whats wrong with suggesting other ways to get the word out?

I care about this issue and haven't seen any articles about it in the paper, any magazines, or other websites.

this site is great but it isn't like all sportsmen see what is posted on here but if paul masson did an article on it, then it would

[Bluechip]

Originally Posted by keakar

well duh.......

but whats wrong with suggesting other ways to get the word out?

I care about this issue and haven't seen any articles about it in the paper, any magazines, or other websites.

this site is great but it isn't like all sportsmen see what is posted on here but if paul masson did an article on it, then it would

Who is Paul Masson...

[keakar]

Originally Posted by Bluechip

Who is Paul Masson...

I meant Todd Masson, got the name messed up

Originally Posted by Duck Butter

Saw it on LAS already. But there is a giant red tag on the crab with a contact number and a $5 reward. Don't think they need to rent billboards up and down i10 brotato chip

that only covers the reporting side of it after catch, it does not cover getting the word out to get volunteers to tag crabs

[Duck Butter]

Originally Posted by keakar

well duh.......

but whats wrong with suggesting other ways to get the word out?

I care about this issue and haven't seen any articles about it in the paper, any magazines, or other websites.

this site is great but it isn't like all sportsmen see what is posted on here but if paul masson did an article on it, then it would

Saw it on LAS already. But there is a giant red tag on the crab with a contact number and a $5 reward. Don't think they need to rent billboards up and down i10 brotato chip