Soft-Shell Crabs Created On Demand? | National Geographic

some US scientists believe they have

some US scientists believe they have found a way that might make softshell

found a way that might make softshell

found a way that might make softshell crabs available year-round a research

crabs available year-round a research

crabs available year-round a research team at the University of Alabama at

team at the University of Alabama at

team at the University of Alabama at Birmingham may be on the way to finding

Birmingham may be on the way to finding

Birmingham may be on the way to finding a method to induce molting which leaves

a method to induce molting which leaves

a method to induce molting which leaves the blue crab with a soft shell molting

the blue crab with a soft shell molting

the blue crab with a soft shell molting in the spring and early summer allows

in the spring and early summer allows

in the spring and early summer allows the crab to grow and before its new

the crab to grow and before its new

the crab to grow and before its new exoskeleton has a chance to harden the

exoskeleton has a chance to harden the

exoskeleton has a chance to harden the crab is more pliable for just a period

crab is more pliable for just a period

crab is more pliable for just a period of hours and it’s in that short window

of hours and it’s in that short window

of hours and it’s in that short window of time when the soft-shell crab the

of time when the soft-shell crab the

of time when the soft-shell crab the newly molted crab is considered to be a

newly molted crab is considered to be a

newly molted crab is considered to be a delicacy by lovers of seafood due to

delicacy by lovers of seafood due to

delicacy by lovers of seafood due to habitat loss and pollution wild

habitat loss and pollution wild

habitat loss and pollution wild populations of blue crabs have plummeted

populations of blue crabs have plummeted

populations of blue crabs have plummeted over the last decade spelling disaster

over the last decade spelling disaster

over the last decade spelling disaster for the crabs and those rely on cloudy

for the crabs and those rely on cloudy

for the crabs and those rely on cloudy for a living Watson’s theory is that

for a living Watson’s theory is that

for a living Watson’s theory is that crabs pulled from the wild population

crabs pulled from the wild population

crabs pulled from the wild population could be induced to molt year round

could be induced to molt year round

could be induced to molt year round he says his team has isolated the

he says his team has isolated the

he says his team has isolated the hormone receptor that inhibits molting

hormone receptor that inhibits molting

hormone receptor that inhibits molting and will soon test compounds designed to

and will soon test compounds designed to

and will soon test compounds designed to block the receptor and induce molting in

block the receptor and induce molting in

block the receptor and induce molting in vitro in the petri dish the receptor

vitro in the petri dish the receptor

vitro in the petri dish the receptor blocker blocks the effect of Multan

blocker blocks the effect of Multan

blocker blocks the effect of Multan hibbity hormone so what we want to do

hibbity hormone so what we want to do

hibbity hormone so what we want to do now is test it in crabs and see if it

now is test it in crabs and see if it

now is test it in crabs and see if it will induce molting and crabs

will induce molting and crabs

will induce molting and crabs according to Monterey Bay Aquarium

according to Monterey Bay Aquarium

according to Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch a sustainable farming

Seafood Watch a sustainable farming

Seafood Watch a sustainable farming program would need to follow among other

program would need to follow among other

program would need to follow among other things strict guidelines surrounding the

things strict guidelines surrounding the

things strict guidelines surrounding the impact on the wild population