Horseshoe Beach is two places, but the quality of the food more than makes up for it. At the Shrimp Boat, you can buy a “Captain’s Meal” and receive a large variety of fresh seafood, usually three catfish filets, ten shrimp, fifteen scallops, five crab legs, and a side of hushpuppies. At Lily Creek General Store, you can buy a large shrimp po boy that more than satisfies your appetite. Lily Creek is really truly a general store, they sell everything form ice cream to hunting knives, and their…
It always seems to come down to this question, the “who am I?” An entire branch of philosophy devoted to how to approach the question and still, I have no definite answer, though there has been some great art to come out of it. Thankfully, I have a bit more… “specificity” to work with, limits have been put down, as well as the much easier “why” to scribe. All about the idea of nature. That laid out, it turns the question from “Who am I?” to why am I doing this? The question more manageable, it’s…
Apprehensively daring to ask, “How many crabs will we catch?” Dr. Edwards replied, “We are allowed ten per person, so fifty.” Mauricio who had only been left with two in his catch nervously observed Dr. Edwards and commented, “You make all this look and sound so easy!” Dr. Edwards mentioned, “I have been doing this since I was a boy with my father. It’s now second nature to clamp the claw with one smooth swoop, just pick him up and drop him in the live well like this.” Rigid Mauricio…
Crab Hole As I walked along the road, excitement coursing through me, I started to get closer to the beach. I took in everything around me, the sand already digging into my feet, the mountain in the distance, covered with lush green trees and full of vibrant colorful flowers. I could smell the scent of salt in the air, watching the rolling waves of blue, clear water. I breathed in the fresh air and said to myself, ”This is what Hawaii smells like.” This was because I was in Hawaii. My whole…
supplant their local work force with ones comprising totally of remote workers. For example, in the article "Dissected: The Hidden Struggles Of Migrant Worker Ladies In The Maryland Crab Industry" published by American University Washington College of Law International Human Rights Law Clinic, it is stated that most H-2B crab pickers dwell on the Eastern Shore, and women vagrant laborers are placed on Hooper 's Island, which are a chain of islands (citation here - author 's surname and page…
Baltimore from Paris in the 1920's with armfuls of modern and impressionist art; their treasures are housed in the eponyous Cone Wing. There is also a cool, quirky restaurant, "Gertrude's" on site, which serves up some pretty inspired dishes including crab cakes in several forms.� Not far away from the BMA is the Homewood campus of world-renowned Johns Hopkins University, worth a visit for its beautiful landscapes and architecture as well as the whiff of 'genius' in the air! Looking for…
The blue crabs are considered a big topic to be dealt with in the Chesapeake Bay on the East Coast. Blue crabs are considered a great deal in the Chesapeake Bay for food or produce near Maryland and Virginia, so when scientists discovered that the blue crab numbers have dropped significantly to the point where they can’t sustain themselves anymore, there are works in progress to help bring back the blue crabs before they go extinct. Some people and authors have written debates and arguments…
Mud flats are a vital type of marine habitat that provide several different functions for various marine invertebrates. They provide both permanent and temporary homes to small invertebrates including several species of worms, crabs, snails, and other benthic fauna. These organisms are responsible for the breakdown of organic materials often deposited here, as well as filling the role of prey for many predators that hunt in the shallow waters (Dyer et al., 2000). Mud flats are most often…
Tom’s the Fiddler Crab Catcher One late afternoon, as I looked out from a large window where I work, I saw this raggedy white van pulling into the parking lot. As It park towards the north side of the lot, I noticed the AC unit protruding from the back door. My attention changed as a customer came in I greeted him and, as usual with his nasty attitude he said “Newport one hundred on a box, a blue game and the rest on pump 5”. He dangled the bundled up twenty-dollar bill on the counter, revolved…
big square crab trap at the opening of the creek. We traveled a little further up the marsh, when my father said this looks like a good spot to start, so my brother and I started to bait the lines. We all throw out our lines and waited. We waited for about 5 minutes before we got our first bite. Then my father showed us how to slowly pull in the line so you don’t scare the crab away. When the crab gets closer, my father pulled out a fishing net and would use it to scoop the crabs up. My…