It's time to find your mallet—only two weeks remain until the start of crab season.
The season officially begins April 1 and lasts until December.
In Essex, Lowers Crab Shack & Fish Market can hardly wait for the crabs to start pouring in.
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"We are so sorry but we are closed today," the crab shack posted on Facebook Thursday. "We sold out of crabs yesterday."
Without crabs to pick through, what is a person to do? Well, Lowers Crab Shack & Fish Market is counting the days.
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"Only 8 days until spring and 19 days until the First Day of Crabbing Season!!" it reported on Tuesday, March 11.
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