Roxanne Holmes spotted this handsome Dungeness Crab on a beach at low tide at The Sea Ranch.
I wonder if this crab was smiling at Roxanne!
Thanks to Roxanne for a fun photo and for allowing me to share it with you here.
It's sunny and breezy on the Coast this afternoon!
Crab season was delayed from the Gualala River north because the Dungeness Crab samples weren't big enough. Since the waters off the Mendocino Coast have been opened to commercial fishing, crab boats have been plying our waters. Bettye Winters photographed a boat off of Irish Beach. She said the boat's light lit up her room.
The boats work day and night.
The fog is about to catch up to the crab boat. Lovely photo. Thanks to Bettye for allowing me to share her photos with you here.
To see a photo of Crabs arriving at Point Arena Pier, here's the link: http://www.mendonomasightings.com/2012/01/24/dungeness-crab/
This is the season for Dungeness Crab, Metacarcinus magister. The season from Point Arena north was delayed until recently to allow the crabs to grow to the proper size. Local boats go out from the Point Arena Pier and larger boats come up from Bodega Bay. Beth Petit recently photographed a large load of crab coming into the pier.
And Allen Vinson photographed several crab boats plying the waters off the Mendonoma Coast.
Dungeness Crab is found off the West Coast of Northern America and is considered a delicious delicacy. I can tell you it's one of my favorite seafood. Crab cakes, anyone?
Thanks to Beth and Allen for allowing me to share their photos with you here.