| Job Title |
Soft Crab Shedder |
| Job Description |
Raises Soft-shell Crabs For Food Markets By Catching Crabs
From Sea And Retaining Them In Tanks Until They Molt: Catches
Crabs, Using Lines [fisher, Line (fishing & Hunt.)] Or Pots
[fisher, Pot (fishing & Hunt.)]. Sorts Crabs According To Stages
Of Shell Development And Dumps Them Into Open Tanks Containing
Sea Water. Starts Pumps To Aerate Water And Maintain Constant
Flow Of Sea Water Through Tanks. Observes Crabs To Ascertain
When They Begin To Shed Their Brittle Outer Shell. Holds Shell
Being Shed, When Necessary, To Assist Emerging Crab That Gets
Hung In Shell During Molting. Gathers Freshly Emerged Soft-shell
Crabs And Places Them In Containers For Shipment To Market.
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