Crabs of the British Isles (29,193 t), various swimming crabs (3,180 t), the spider crab "Maja squinado" (1,565 t), the shore crab or green crab "Carcinus maenas" (553 t) and the velvet crab "Necora puber" (193 t). Around 77% of the catch is landed in the United Kingdom, 19% in Ireland, 4% in the Channel Islands, and 1% in the Isle of Man. 62 species have been directly observed in the waters of the British Isles: Three deep-water species have also been recorded near the British Isles, and are likely to occur in the area. These are: Crabs of the British Isles Around 65 species
Terminology of the British Isles the English term "British Isles". Another translation is "Oileáin Bhreataineacha", which was used in the 1937 translation from English to Irish of a 1931 geography book. Earlier dictionaries give "Oileáin Iarthair Eorpa" as the translation, literally meaning "West European Isles". Today the most common term "Éire agus an Bhreatain Mhór" is used, meaning literally as "Ireland and Great Britain", as provided by terminological dictionaries. "Blighty" is a slang word for Britain derived from the Hindustani word "bilāyatī" ("foreign"). Depending on the user, it is meant either affectionately or archly. It was often used by British soldiers abroad in the First