Shrimp and Blue Crabs
The following documents are available to provide further details on research activities concerning shrimp and blue crabs. Unless otherwise noted, they are in Adobe® Acrobat® (PDF) format. Adobe® Reader® is required to open the files and is available as a free download from the Adobe® Web site.
Brief summary of inshore monitoring efforts for both shrimp and blue crab.
State of South Carolina’s Coastal Resouces – Penaeid Shrimp. This document was produced in 2005 and contains status information through 2004. Also refer to this document for:
- A general summary of the life history of penaeid shrimp.
- A detailed overview of fishery-independent inshore sampling procedures.
- An overview of fishery-dependent offshore sampling.
- An overview of the recreational fishery.
- An overview of management issues.
State of South Carolina’s Coastal Resouces – Shrimp Update. This report provides an update to the harvest and status information found in the previous report.
State of South Carolina’s Coastal Resouces – Blue Crab. This document was produced in 2005 and contains status information through 2004. Also refer to this document for:
- A general summary of the life history of blue crab.
- A detailed overview of fishery-independent inshore sampling procedures.
- An overview of fishery dependendent monitoring.
- An overview of the recreational fishery.
- Gear descriptions.
- An overview of management issues.
State of South Carolina’s Coastal Resouces – Blue Crab Update. This report provides an update to the harvest and status information found in the previous report.