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Image 1 — My FIRST Maryland-Style Crab Steam in Italy!🇮🇹
Image 2 — My FIRST Maryland-Style Crab Steam in Italy!🇮🇹
Image 3 — My FIRST Maryland-Style Crab Steam in Italy!🇮🇹
Image 4 — My FIRST Maryland-Style Crab Steam in Italy!🇮🇹
Image 5 — My FIRST Maryland-Style Crab Steam in Italy!🇮🇹
Image 6 — My FIRST Maryland-Style Crab Steam in Italy!🇮🇹
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My FIRST Maryland-Style Crab Steam in Italy!🇮🇹

Hey everyone! Your favorite Italian crabber is back once again!

Last night I went crabbing at my favorite spot with my girlfriend and we caught 8.5 kg (about 18.7 lbs) of blue crabs! I was finally able to experience a true Maryland style crab feast for the first time now that I got my hands on some J.O. #2!

Following all your awesome advice, I used equal parts water, beer, and apple cider vinegar for the steaming liquid. I pre chilled the crabs on ice, layered them into the pot with a generous coating of J.O. #2, and steamed them for about 20 minutes. And WOW... I LOVED THEM!

I also made a melted butter dip seasoned with Old Bay and a fresh squeeze of lemon, which took the flavor to a whole new level! I cannot even begin to imagine what other incredible recipes I am missing out on. This was a truly mind blowing experience, and I cannot wait to experiment with these seasonings on the BBQ as well!

Thank you all so much for the helpful suggestions and tips. Your advice made this first steam absolutely flawless, and I know future batches will only get better. God bless Maryland!

Every suggestion, tip, trick or everything else is more than appreciated!

Finally, right here in Italy, I can enjoy these delicacies like a true American! Here are some photos from today! 🦀🇺🇸🇮🇹

u/Riiccccch — 3 days ago
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J.O. #2 and Old Bay recipes for an Italian Crabber!

Hey! Your favorite Italian crabber is back!

Since it's impossible to get any US spices over here, I decided to import them myself!

Now, a simple yet crucial question: what is the best way to use them? I catch plenty of blue crabs and I definitely want to try an authentic Maryland steam, but I'm also super open to other recipes, even non-crab dishes using these seasonings!

Thank you so much! 🦀🇺🇸🇮🇹

u/Riiccccch — 4 days ago
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James River Association's monthly Chapel Island invasive species removal

Great turnout for the James River Association's monthly Chapel Island invasive species removal. Way to start the weekend! To join next month visit: https://thejamesriver.org/

u/Educational_Yak_5455 — 6 days ago
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Heading to the bay shore, any cool arthropods I should look out for?

I'm a studying entomologist happening onto the southern part of the bay to visit family. I've been looking into some nice insects/crustaceans or other small animals I can find on and around the beach and was wondering if anyone here has any recommendations on the smaller suff that online sites might have missed.

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u/TheInsectinator — 6 days ago
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Looking for the best crab cake restaurant to try for husbands bday

Planning on taking my husband and our 3 year old near Chesapeake bay to try some tasty crab cakes for the first time. What is your recommendation for a restaurant near Annapolis? Or another major city with some things to do?

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u/justagalonreddit_ — 5 days ago
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Concerns that Chesapeake Bay osprey populations are struggling

Bryan Watts looked troubled as he gazed over the Ware River in Gloucester County, leaning against the long, extendable staff he uses to inspect osprey nests from below.

At the top is a baby mirror that he has attached to a paint roller handle — its convex shape ensures good visibility.

The method is simple enough: Take a small boat out to tall, human-made nesting platforms sitting in the river, use the extendable mirror to take a quick look at the nest and any eggs or chicks inside, and move along to the next one.

"What we're seeing in here is a lot of failures, and this has been going on for several years now," Watts said.

As director of the Center for Conservation Biology at William and Mary, Watts has surveyed these nests for years to track ospreys' reproductive health. He released a study in June with nine other researchers describing their findings.

The Ware River drains into Mobjack Bay, a sub-estuary of the Chesapeake Bay that sits on the end of Virginia's Middle Peninsula. Of 10 nests on this brackish stretch of river, ospreys successfully produced one chick this year. In 2023, 81 nests on Mobjack Bay and its tributaries produced three chicks.

Watts compared those numbers to the DDT era — that pesticide, banned in 1972 for agricultural use in the US, wreaked havoc on bird populations by causing them to lay eggs with dangerously thin shells. Osprey populations fell by 80% to 90%, with an average of fewer than one chick per breeding pair, Watts said.

Now, Mobjack Bay osprey are producing even fewer chicks on average.

Read more here.

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u/VirginiaNews — 8 days ago
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For sale at Richmond marina: One of the last surviving WWI boats. Needs work. | It later served as a patrol boat in the legendary “Oyster Wars” that raged between Maryland and Virginia oystermen.

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u/VirginiaNews — 8 days ago
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Vibrio on the rise as climate warms the Chesapeake Bay | Infections are still relatively uncommon, but the costs of infection are severe

See also r/VirginiaNews, r/VirginiaEnvironment, and r/chesapeakebay

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u/VirginiaNews — 11 days ago