We caught a giant horseshoe crab but no Chinese Mitten crabs yet.

Alex and Carolyn returned from Raritan Bay this afternoon to report that we lost 7 of our 12 crab traps!  Ugh!  Although we caught blue crabs, spider crabs,  periwinkle snails, whelk snails, shrimp, and a giant (i.e., 38 cm) horseshoe crab, we still have not seen any sign of the Chinese Mitten Crab (CMC) in the Raritan Bay.  We will try again next month.