Blue crabs
Nov 24, 2023 19:42:26 GMT
Post by kerouac2 on Nov 24, 2023 19:42:26 GMT
The French news is full of blue crabs, an invasive species from the United States. The French hate them because they are vicious and dangerous. They rip fish to pieces as well as fishnets. I know that -- I grew up with them. I love them. The crabs are taking over certain areas and getting rid of the local fauna. The first reaction here was to destroy as many as possible, but they have had no success. So now they are thinking maybe we should eat them.
At last! I grew up eating blue crabs and we went crabbing as often as possible with our metal crab traps and crab nets. The usual bait was rotten chicken wings. The crabs love them. But with various hurricanes and for other reasons, the blue crabs disappeared. We used to be able to haul in dozens in just a few hours and later we were lucky if we got four or five of them. When my parents moved to Florida, they tried there, too, but the crabs have become exceedingly scarce in the Gulf of Mexico.
So I am thrilled that they have found a new home. They are only available in the regions that are "suffering" from them, but apparently some fishmongers are now selling them, very cheap, only about 5 euros per kilo. If only they would arrive in Paris!
Another foreign scourge are Louisiana crayfish, also wiping out the local fauna. The French eat crayfish, but I have not read anything about them being harvested for sale. What are they waiting for?
At last! I grew up eating blue crabs and we went crabbing as often as possible with our metal crab traps and crab nets. The usual bait was rotten chicken wings. The crabs love them. But with various hurricanes and for other reasons, the blue crabs disappeared. We used to be able to haul in dozens in just a few hours and later we were lucky if we got four or five of them. When my parents moved to Florida, they tried there, too, but the crabs have become exceedingly scarce in the Gulf of Mexico.
So I am thrilled that they have found a new home. They are only available in the regions that are "suffering" from them, but apparently some fishmongers are now selling them, very cheap, only about 5 euros per kilo. If only they would arrive in Paris!
Another foreign scourge are Louisiana crayfish, also wiping out the local fauna. The French eat crayfish, but I have not read anything about them being harvested for sale. What are they waiting for?