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The edible crab (Cancer pagurus) is a species of crab found in the North Sea, North Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea. It is also referred to as Cromer crab, because it is commonly caught around the Norfolk coastal town of Cromer. In the Channel Islands languages of Dgèrnésiais and Jerriais, it is called a chancre.

Whilst it can be found round most of the coast of the British Isles, the relatively shallow waters and chalky bottom off Cromer and the north Norfolk coast makes a particularly good breeding ground. The crabs there grow to a medium size and are full of well-flavoured meat. In other areas crabs of the same species grow larger, but can be more watery and slightly blander in their flavour.

Cancer pagurus has a pie-crust edge to its shell and its two large front pincers have black tips. It is illegal to catch crabs of too small a size around the coast of Britain, a conservation measure brought in in the 1870s. This well-regulated fishery has therefore been enabled to continue to operate in a balanced way for more than a century. Such crabs were once caught with hoop nets; the 19th century saw a change to crab 'pots', which enabled the fisherman to lay the baited pot one day and return the next to empty it of its live catch. In more recent years a larger 'ped' pot has come into use. The mouthparths and chelae of an edible crab Enlarge The mouthparths and chelae of an edible crab A Cromer crab boat off the town in the early morning light Enlarge A Cromer crab boat off the town in the early morning light

The fishery today operates along the north Norfolk coast from Bacton to Weybourne. with one or two man boats working from the open beaches. One of the pleasures of a holiday visit to the area is to see the boats returning to the beach and unloading their catch - and maybe then to be able to buy a fresh crab for lunch. The visitor is rarely around to see the boats go out at first light. Other larger vessels now catch crabs further offshore, operating out of Wells harbour.

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