THINGS TO
REMEMBER ABOUT CRABBING

1. It is lawful to take non-eggbearing female crabs of legal size.
   
   
2. It is unlawful to scrub off eggs from any female crab or possess such a crab. This includes females from which the apron has been removed.
   
   
3. Legal recreational crabbing methods are: A. Hand lines. B. Dip nets. C. Collapsible hand trap and the crab pot.
   
   
4. Recreational crabbers may not use more than 2 pots at a time. More than 2 pots in use is considered commercial crabbing and requires a license.
   
   
5. Crab pots should be marked with white buoys with the letters N.C. followed by a dash and the owner's initials.
   
   
6. It is unlawful to sell crabs without a commercial license.
   
   
7. It is legal to crab at night with a light.
   
   
8. Commercial crabbing is not permitted in Indian River, Rehoboth and Assawoman bays.

In Maryland:

Legal size hard crabs are 5 inches or larger.
Legal size soft crabs are 4 inches or larger.
Legal size peeler crabs are 3 inches or larger.

1. Recreational crabbers may crab 24 hours a day.
   
   
2. The daily limit for recreational crabbers is 1 bushel per person.
   
   
3. There is no limit on the number of handlines that may be used for recreational crabbing.
   
   
4. Landowners may set up 2 commercial pots from their property or stake not more than 100 yards from shore with name and address on a sign (each pot must have a 2 5/16-inch cull ring in the upper chamber).