"DerbyDad03" wrote

As the week went on, we began to understand why we saw people crabbing
with a bushel basket with spaces between the slats.

Not only was a bushel the daily limit per person, it also must be a
good way to transport them.

reply: It helps when they are stacked in the hold with crushed ice in
between. Helps it melt off, drain off, and cool faster and more evenly.

Steve