Finding Blue Crabs in Downtown Baltimore

[@chisaquaticvibe6524]

Massive creepy crawlies!

[@justinebedard1818]

I work at IMET next to the USS Tanney - let me know if you ever come across the harbor!

[@baltimoreharborwildlife]

Oh wow, where they sequenced the blue crab genome? That is so cool! I would love to! Thank you!!

[@dorothygillespie4466]

You've been gone a while.. I was wondering if it's been too dangerous for you to go visit the harbor in the last few months.. The heat is coming! Or do you like it hot at the harbor? Be well. ☮Peace!☮

[@baltimoreharborwildlife]

No I’m still around! I haven’t taken many videos this spring. I’m still going through my videos from last year. But hopefully by the summer I’ll be able to start doing some new and improved filming! And hopefully the crabs will have returned by then 🦀🦀🦀

[@PerioPros]

When will the Inner Harbor see the adult crabs return this year?

[@baltimoreharborwildlife]

Probably not til June. Last year the first time I saw them was June 18th

[@MONI-S_POOKS]

you don't want to eat these crabs

[@baltimoreharborwildlife]

No I just want to film them! 📹🦀

[@c.c.1070]

Actually they’d ok to eat. First of all, they’re bottom scavengers meaning that you probably wouldn’t want to eat ANY crabs from other ares if you knew what they were eating. Secondly, the steaming process would kill any bacteria anyway.