Crancod
yn Ardal Gadwraeth
Arbennig Bae Ceredigion
Crabbing
in the Cardigan Bay
Special Area
of Conservation
Mae hel crancod yn weithgaredd
poblogaidd iawn o waliau harbyrau trefi
darluniadwy Aberaeron a Chei Newydd.
Hefyd gellir gweld crancod mewn pyllau
glan môr ar hyd yr arfordir .
Crabbing is a popular activity from
the harbour walls in the
picturesque towns of Aberaeron
and New Quay.
Crabs can also be seen in
rockpools along the coast.
Cranc y traeth
Dyma’r cranc mwyaf
cyffredin byddwch
yn ei ffeindio – gellir
eu gweld ar hyd y
glannau.
Shore crab
This is the most
common crab that
you will find.—they
can be seen all over
the shore.
Cranc coch
Mae ganddo gragen frown gydag ymylon
sy’n debyg i grwstyn pastai! Mae’r crancod
ifanc yn wyn.
Dyma’r cranc mwyaf ac arafaf a welwch ar
y lan.
Maent yn dibynnu ar eu cregyn cryfion i’w
hamddiffyn ac maent yn fwy tebygol o
gyrlio i mewn i bêl
na’ch pinsio chi!
Gallant fyw am hyd at
100 o flynyddoedd!
Edible crab
This crab has a brown
shell with a pie crust
like edge!
The young crabs are white.
This is the largest and slowest moving crab
that you will see on the shore.
They rely on their strong shell for defence
and are more likely to curl up into a ball
than pinch you!
They can live for up to 100 years!
Cranc melfed
Mae ganddo lygaid coch a llinellau glas ar
y coesau a’r crafangau.
Mae ganddynt goesau ôl sydd yn wastad
ac fel rhwyf.
Mae’r crancod hyn yn gyflym ac yn
fygythiol felly
cymerwch ofal.
Velvet swimming
crab
This crab has
unmistakeable red eyes
and blue lines on the
legs and claws.
They have flat paddle-like back legs.
These crabs are fast and aggressive so
please take extra care.
Gair i Gall / Top Tips
Cofiwch lenwi eich bwced gyda digon o ddŵr
bob tro a chadwch y bwced allan o’r haul.
Cadwch un cranc yn eich bwced ar y tro, am
ddigon o amser i edrych arno yn unig – yna
rhowch y crancod nôl
yn ofalus cyn bod y
bwced yn twymo a bod
lefelau’r ocsigen yn
cwympo.
Always fill your bucket
with lots of water and
keep it out of the sun.
Only have one crab in a bucket at a time, just
long enough to look at them - then return the
crab carefully to where it was found before the
water in the bucket heats up and the
oxygen level drops.
I ddarganfod os ydy’r
cranc yn wrywaidd neu’n
fenywaidd edrychwch ar
y fflap trionglog oddi
tano.
To discover whether a
crab is male or female
look at the triangular flap underneath.
Defnyddiwch facwn neu ddarnau eraill o gig fel
abwyd. Peidiwch â thynnu llygaid
meheryn oddi ar y creigiau i’w defnyddio fel
abwyd i ddenu crancod. Mae’r anifeiliaid hyn
yn hirhoedlog ac yn chwarae rôl bwysig iawn
yn ecoleg y glannau, maent
yn cadw’r glannau’n rhydd o
algâu fel ein bod ni’n gallu
mwynhau archwilio’r glannau
creigiog a darganfod y pyllau
glan môr cuddiedig sydd yno.
Use bacon or other meat bits
as bait. Never take limpets
off the rocks to use as bait--
these animals are long lived
and play an important role in
shore ecology—keeping the
rocky shore clear of algae so
that we can enjoy exploring
and discovering the hidden
rockpools that can be found
there.
Os edrychwch yn ofalus efallai gwelwch y
cregyn gwag y mae’r crancod yn eu gadael ar
ôl bob tro maent yn bwrw eu cregyn – dydy
cragen galed y crancod ddim yn gallu ymestyn
na thyfu wrth i’r cranc dyfu mewn maint, felly
maent yn cael gwared ar y gragen ar gyfer cael
un arall.
Os ydych chi’n darganfod cranc sydd â
chragen welw a meddal, dychwelwch ef i’r man
wnaethoch ei ddarganfod, gan fod y cranc
newydd gael gwared ar ei hen gragen ac yn
agored i niwed ar yr adeg hon.
You may also see the empty shells that crabs
leave behind each time they moult— the crabs
hard shell (exo-skeleton) cannot stretch and
grow as the crab increases in size, so the shell
is discarded for a new one.
If you find a crab that has a pale, very soft
shell, please return it carefully to the place
where you found it, as this is a freshly moulted
crab and they are very vulnerable at this time.
Cynhyrchwyd y daflen wybodaeth hon gyda chyllid wrth Gyfoeth Naturiol
Cymru ar ran Grŵp Awdurdodau Perthnasol Ardal Gadwraeth Arbennig Bae
Ceredigion. Mae’r darluniau wedi eu hatgynhyrchu gyda chaniatâd caredig
Awdurdod Parc Cenedlaethol Arfordir Penfro.
This leaflet was produced with funding from Natural Resources Wales on
behalf of the Cardigan Bay SAC Relevant Authorities Group.
This leaflet has been adapted from the Pembrokeshire Coast
National Park Authority ‘Crab catching’ leaflet.
The illustrations have been reproduced with kind permission from
Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority.
yn Ardal Gadwraeth
Arbennig Bae Ceredigion
Crabbing
in the Cardigan Bay
Special Area
of Conservation
Mae hel crancod yn weithgaredd
poblogaidd iawn o waliau harbyrau trefi
darluniadwy Aberaeron a Chei Newydd.
Hefyd gellir gweld crancod mewn pyllau
glan môr ar hyd yr arfordir .
Crabbing is a popular activity from
the harbour walls in the
picturesque towns of Aberaeron
and New Quay.
Crabs can also be seen in
rockpools along the coast.
Cranc y traeth
Dyma’r cranc mwyaf
cyffredin byddwch
yn ei ffeindio – gellir
eu gweld ar hyd y
glannau.
Shore crab
This is the most
common crab that
you will find.—they
can be seen all over
the shore.
Cranc coch
Mae ganddo gragen frown gydag ymylon
sy’n debyg i grwstyn pastai! Mae’r crancod
ifanc yn wyn.
Dyma’r cranc mwyaf ac arafaf a welwch ar
y lan.
Maent yn dibynnu ar eu cregyn cryfion i’w
hamddiffyn ac maent yn fwy tebygol o
gyrlio i mewn i bêl
na’ch pinsio chi!
Gallant fyw am hyd at
100 o flynyddoedd!
Edible crab
This crab has a brown
shell with a pie crust
like edge!
The young crabs are white.
This is the largest and slowest moving crab
that you will see on the shore.
They rely on their strong shell for defence
and are more likely to curl up into a ball
than pinch you!
They can live for up to 100 years!
Cranc melfed
Mae ganddo lygaid coch a llinellau glas ar
y coesau a’r crafangau.
Mae ganddynt goesau ôl sydd yn wastad
ac fel rhwyf.
Mae’r crancod hyn yn gyflym ac yn
fygythiol felly
cymerwch ofal.
Velvet swimming
crab
This crab has
unmistakeable red eyes
and blue lines on the
legs and claws.
They have flat paddle-like back legs.
These crabs are fast and aggressive so
please take extra care.
Gair i Gall / Top Tips
Cofiwch lenwi eich bwced gyda digon o ddŵr
bob tro a chadwch y bwced allan o’r haul.
Cadwch un cranc yn eich bwced ar y tro, am
ddigon o amser i edrych arno yn unig – yna
rhowch y crancod nôl
yn ofalus cyn bod y
bwced yn twymo a bod
lefelau’r ocsigen yn
cwympo.
Always fill your bucket
with lots of water and
keep it out of the sun.
Only have one crab in a bucket at a time, just
long enough to look at them - then return the
crab carefully to where it was found before the
water in the bucket heats up and the
oxygen level drops.
I ddarganfod os ydy’r
cranc yn wrywaidd neu’n
fenywaidd edrychwch ar
y fflap trionglog oddi
tano.
To discover whether a
crab is male or female
look at the triangular flap underneath.
Defnyddiwch facwn neu ddarnau eraill o gig fel
abwyd. Peidiwch â thynnu llygaid
meheryn oddi ar y creigiau i’w defnyddio fel
abwyd i ddenu crancod. Mae’r anifeiliaid hyn
yn hirhoedlog ac yn chwarae rôl bwysig iawn
yn ecoleg y glannau, maent
yn cadw’r glannau’n rhydd o
algâu fel ein bod ni’n gallu
mwynhau archwilio’r glannau
creigiog a darganfod y pyllau
glan môr cuddiedig sydd yno.
Use bacon or other meat bits
as bait. Never take limpets
off the rocks to use as bait--
these animals are long lived
and play an important role in
shore ecology—keeping the
rocky shore clear of algae so
that we can enjoy exploring
and discovering the hidden
rockpools that can be found
there.
Os edrychwch yn ofalus efallai gwelwch y
cregyn gwag y mae’r crancod yn eu gadael ar
ôl bob tro maent yn bwrw eu cregyn – dydy
cragen galed y crancod ddim yn gallu ymestyn
na thyfu wrth i’r cranc dyfu mewn maint, felly
maent yn cael gwared ar y gragen ar gyfer cael
un arall.
Os ydych chi’n darganfod cranc sydd â
chragen welw a meddal, dychwelwch ef i’r man
wnaethoch ei ddarganfod, gan fod y cranc
newydd gael gwared ar ei hen gragen ac yn
agored i niwed ar yr adeg hon.
You may also see the empty shells that crabs
leave behind each time they moult— the crabs
hard shell (exo-skeleton) cannot stretch and
grow as the crab increases in size, so the shell
is discarded for a new one.
If you find a crab that has a pale, very soft
shell, please return it carefully to the place
where you found it, as this is a freshly moulted
crab and they are very vulnerable at this time.
Cynhyrchwyd y daflen wybodaeth hon gyda chyllid wrth Gyfoeth Naturiol
Cymru ar ran Grŵp Awdurdodau Perthnasol Ardal Gadwraeth Arbennig Bae
Ceredigion. Mae’r darluniau wedi eu hatgynhyrchu gyda chaniatâd caredig
Awdurdod Parc Cenedlaethol Arfordir Penfro.
This leaflet was produced with funding from Natural Resources Wales on
behalf of the Cardigan Bay SAC Relevant Authorities Group.
This leaflet has been adapted from the Pembrokeshire Coast
National Park Authority ‘Crab catching’ leaflet.
The illustrations have been reproduced with kind permission from
Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority.
