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How can you tell a female Dungeness crab from a male?

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  1. Females have a narrower flap
  2. Females have a wider abdominal flap
  3. Females have longer claws

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  1. WDFW Recreational crabbing in Puget Sound wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/basics/recreational-crabbing-puget-sound Checked 2026-10-10.
  2. WDFW Recreational crabbing in Puget Sound wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/basics/recreational-crabbing-puget-sound Checked 2026-10-10.
  3. WDFW Recreational crabbing in Puget Sound wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/basics/recreational-crabbing-puget-sound Checked 2026-10-10.

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