VIDEO: Crab picking 101

Maryland and the Chesapeake Bay are synonymous with blue crabs, a tasty crustacean with a bad attitude. Unfortunately, their meat is cleverly tucked away under an armored shell. Watch a crab-picking pro with 65 years of experience show how to quickly get at the good stuff.

By Soundings Editors

Steamed or eaten in soup or as a crab cake, the blue crab’s meat is highly prized for its sweetness. That is, if you can get to it.

This video by Jay Fleming shows how to pick a blue crab, step-by-step:

Jay Fleming is a photographer who focuses on the watermen and wildlife of Chesapeake Bay. You can read about his book, Working the Water, in the Soundings February 2017 issue.