Northwest Dive Club

Did a couple of dives off of south Lopez Island this past weekend. Wonderful Puget Sound King Crab! Here's some photos.....







Dan

Very nice!!! That one is HUGE, I seen one for the first time at Skyline Wall over the weekend, but no where near that size.

That's normal adult size ... the one you saw at Skyline was likely a juvenile ...

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

I have two curiosities about PSKC.

*One is what one of those claws can do to the appropriate object (NOT my finger!) They look pretty darn powerful.

**The other is what they taste like. I bet they are delicious. And yes, I know you can't harvest them in Washington.

Strangely enough, they taste like crab. They haven't always been illegal.
-Curt

I saw a bigger one out at Neah Bay several years ago, but this fellow was pretty good sized! Plus, there were about 4 others just like hime nearby. That was amazing.

I am very careful around any crab with pinchers, they're strength is quite ample to cause a considerable amount of pain. A kelp crab taught me that several years ago.