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® Patent Pending Mud Crab Handler Made in Mossman North QLD Australia ABN 53065341451 |
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A Hampton - Santarossa co-designed product |
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Read Dick Eussens'
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Local inventors Carl Hampton and Michael Santarossa
have invented and designed a handy field and kitchen tool called the Crab-Spanner,
which is being manufactured and marketed by Santarossa Engineering
Mossman N.Q. Made from 1.2 and 2 mm stainless marine grade polished steel,
the Crab-Spanner is 500 mm long and has a 150 mm wide holding and measuring
spoon. Designed to hold mud crabs securely 'dead or alive'. Basically
the tool resembles a large pair of tongs with spoons at the end of the
handles. It is used to remove crabs from pots and dilly nets, measure
them for legal size and release them unharmed into the water if undersized.
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It's ability as a kitchen utensil for removing crabs
from boiling water or the ashes of a wood fire makes it an essential tool
for the professional chef, home kitchen and the camp cook. It also ends
the days of crabbers having their fingers or hands crushed by the powerful
claws of large mud crabs, an occupational hazard which has resulted in
the loss of the odd finger or two from crab encounters when carelessly
handled by catchers. The safety factor alone makes the Crab-Spanner
a worthwhile investment for keen crabbers and safety conscious seafood
restaurants. It's ability as a law enforcement tool by fishing inspectors
has not gone unnoticed. No longer will they have to put fingers at risk
measuring crabs with awkward hand tools.
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Crabbing is a popular pastime for many anglers in the tropics and the new Crab-Spanner has been tested and welcomed by both professional and amateur crabbers and professional seafood chefs. The spanner is expected to find a popular consumer market from Brisbane across to Broome. Crabbing is a popular pastime in the tropics and also supports a small industry. They have excellent eating qualities and are in great demand by seafood restaurants, but not always available, such is their popularity. The Queensland mud crab is found from Brisbane to Broome, throughout the Asian Pacific Region and even in Hawaii, where it was introduced from the Pacific Islands some years ago, finding an open ecological niche there. |
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The commercial farming of mud crabs is a relatively new
breakthrough which is gathering pace as the world discovers that the Queensland
mud crab is the tastiest of them all and the demand for a safe handling
tool for both live and cooked mud crabs will provide a good future for
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© 2000 Carl Hampton
CrabSpanner ®
Web page by Greg Tarrant