On Tuesday, October 11, 2016 at 3:29:43 PM UTC-4, Janet wrote:
> In article >,
> says...
> > >> There is no such thing as a European Dungeness crab.
> > >
> > >Isn't there a city by that name though that they may use for the crabs?
> > >
> > > Carol
> >
> > I suppose it is not surprising that again the US 'thinks' it is the
> > only one - perhaps that is because the Pilgrim Fathers sailed from
> > Plymouth where they catch Dungeness crabs?
>
> They do not and never have caught Dungeness crabs in Plymouth England,
> because its a North American species (Metacarcinus magister) named after
> a NA city.
>
> The crabs caught in Devon, England, (Cancer pagurus) are unrelated. Btw
> the English Dungeness is not in Devon, it's 300 miles away in Kent.

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.


Cindy Hamilton