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A boat for catching crabs:
In the water around Smith Island, Maryland, in the southern part of the Bay, watermen harvest crabs using crap scrape boats like this replica.
The shallow draft boats make it easier to get in and around the shoals, where blue crabs hide in eelgrass to shed their shells. Watermen use a special dredge called a crab scrape to scoop them up from the bottom and over the low sides of these practical workboats. |