Velvet Swimming Crabs

[tich]

A bit of a strange one this is, Just watching `River Cottage` (Sunday 19/9 8.00pm) watching him Hugh.F.W catching & eating velvets he reccons they are great to eat, Im not to sure on the law regarding the size of these crabs ,I know the size for an edible crab,, 8 inches across the back, & I know there is no size limit for shore crab or greenies that are peeling, but there must be a size limit on something your going to eat ?? or is there? also are they any good for fishing,I have also heard they are a bit of a pest/alien - not from these shores, kind of imported and have flourished on our native crab, any ideas lads ? `coss` I`d love to try a few for my tea,

[jonny_s]

As far as I know they are a native species and are eaten regularly in Spain and France.

Google NECORA you may have to automatically translate the pages for more info such as recipies.

Jonny

[codseeker]

chinese love these ive heard

[codcatcher3000]

been awhile sinc i had a bbqed one of them ......

[Charlton]

A bit of a strange one this is, Just watching `River Cottage` (Sunday 19/9 8.00pm) watching him Hugh.F.W catching & eating velvets he reccons they are great to eat, Im not to sure on the law regarding the size of these crabs ,I know the size for an edible crab,, 8 inches across the back, & I know there is no size limit for shore crab or greenies that are peeling, but there must be a size limit on something your going to eat ?? or is there? also are they any good for fishing,I have also heard they are a bit of a pest/alien - not from these shores, kind of imported and have flourished on our native crab, any ideas lads ? `coss` I`d love to try a few for my tea,

each sea fisheries area has a size and number limit on velvete and spider crabs, the limit here for velvets is five, can't find book with size limits, will dig it out.

[tich]

crabs

cheers Mr C ,just a general question,& not sure of the answer,,,, cheers