PROSPECTIVE Brazil blue crab - trap/pot

"True Blue Crab" or Callinectes sapidus is a native crab species to the country of Brazil. These crabs are absolutely vital to the local marine ecosystem in and around the coastal lagoons of Brazil. The brackish waters of these lagoons provide the perfect home for this species and over time their population has grown.With continued stability in population, ecosystem, and reproductive cycle these crabs are flourishing. They have become a much appreciated resource by locals and a commercial fishery is just now developing which is the perfect time to bring a FIP into the works to ensure this fishery develops properly to protect this special resource. This FIP is for blue crabs caught using traps method with large fleets of 1-2 man small boats that set, bait, and collect the crab traps.