Comments on: Conducting Science – Sand Crab Monitoring

By: ciseditor

ciseditor — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 18:17:18 +0000

Hello Ralph, thank you for your comment. Our core sample is made of PVC piping. You can find more information on how to create your own equipment on the LiMPETS: Sandy Beach Monitoring website. Here is the link: http://limpetsmonitoring.org/sb_equip.php

We push down the PVC piping into the sand, use our hands to stop the sand from flowing out, and gently let the sand pour out into a sifter. We use a little bit of ocean water to help sift the sand away, which leaves only our specimens. The core doesn’t really stay intact because we pour it into a sifter.

By: Ralph Boerner

Ralph Boerner — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 15:43:08 +0000

I am interested in doing something similar on the New Jersey coast. Can you tell me what the core sampler is made of, how you get it down into the sand, and how you get it out with the core intact? Thanks, in advance.

By: kim

kim — Sat, 25 Aug 2012 05:15:35 +0000

i see the shore birds getting these, are they in the water or below the sand? … either way, do you know what is living below the sand as i see tiny holes in the wet sand that look like air holes?

thankx
kim

By: Sarah

Sarah — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 22:50:08 +0000

i found alot also. near westhamptom beach and sag harbor.

By: Ashley

Ashley — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 00:45:16 +0000

We found alot of these crabs in seaside new jersey

By: john smith

john smith — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 15:53:45 +0000

cool

By: Rosie

Rosie — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 15:37:42 +0000

How do you determine the sex of a sand crab?

By: Andrew Scally

Andrew Scally — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 03:45:24 +0000

Hi Andrew Scally here, just letting you know my father, little brother and i were fishing one day and found a bunch of these here mole crabs, it looks like the have been breeding very well.
Close to Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia.

By: Andrew Scally

Andrew Scally — Sun, 29 May 2011 07:47:18 +0000

We also found a few with a heap of eggs.

By: Andrew Scally

Andrew Scally — Sun, 29 May 2011 07:45:38 +0000

my father, little borther and i found alot of these crabs.
They look like they have been breading well.
Close to Kalbarri, Western A ustralia, Australia.