The Chesapeake Bay’s blue crab population has declined by about 50% since 2010, a new study estimates, and while invasive ...
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — In Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay, two populations are under threat: the iconic blue crab and the crabbers whose livelihoods have depended on this fishery for hundreds of years. This ...
Scientists studying the Chesapeake Bay’s iconic blue crab say the species is not currently considered overfished, but new ...
U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez issued a state of disaster declaration for Chesapeake Bay blue crabs, a first and critical step in making financial aid available to watermen facing harvest ...
KENT ISLAND, Md. (7News) — At Captain White’s seafood in Oxon Hill the reality of the early season crab supply is written right there in big numbers, customers see it right away. "The prices have gone ...
This article was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Blue crab abundance in the Chesapeake Bay this ...
Marylanders and visitors love the blue crab as a seafood delicacy, but they chose it as the state crustacean for more than that. It’s a species that reflects the working life, history, and ecology of ...
Crisfield’s annual Labor Day festival celebrates blue crab culture with quirky competitions and live entertainment.