Local duo releases ABCs of Oystering on the Chesapeake Bay

by Tina McCloud

P is for Pea Crab.

“You may find a small crab inside of an oyster. They are called pea crabs, which may live inside an oyster for their whole life. A pea crab gets food from the oyster and can be eaten with the oyster. It is considered good luck to find and eat a pea crab!”

That is one of 26 fascinating factoids that readers of ABCs of Oystering on the Chesapeake Bay will learn. The book by two local educators is set for….

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