After dining upon the requisite Maryland blue crab cakes at the Rockfish, scoop up a sweet treat at the decades-old Storm Bros.

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The first night we pulled up 10 pounds of blue crab and drank all the champagne that was still in the fridge.

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This Five-Star resort is tucked away on seven oceanfront acres on the southern tip of Palm Beach Island, and the Ritz Kids AquaNuts facility is decidedly ocean-inspired the ceiling is blue and the room is decked out with fish nets, crab and fish rugs and has large murals of underwater scenes on the wall.

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I'll use peekytoe crab meat instead of blue crabs and I'll create a crab stock with green crabs to enhance the flavor and add more depth it helps with the umami of the dish.

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State data show that blue crab landings are off an average of 18%, and brown shrimp -- the season for which the industry is now gearing up -- is down 39% compared with the 2002-09 catch.

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