After a rebound last year from a rock bottom count the year before, the number of blue crabs estimated in the Chesapeake Bay held fairly steady, according to this year’s winter survey. For the survey, ...

Blue crabs have been thriving in their new home of Venice - The Washington Post Beneath the fog-shrouded waters of Venice’s lagoon, there lurks a silent killer. Numbering in its millions, it is ...

For centuries, surely not long after the arrival of Captain John Smith, the first Englishman to explore the Chesapeake Bay, Marylanders have developed a deep affection for blue crabs or “Callinectes ...

TODDVILLE, MD - The annual crab count in the Chesapeake Bay holds significant implications for the upcoming year's regulations. Meaning, the final numbers from the survey essentially determine the ...

CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCIV) — As of this week, local blue crabbers are adjusting to new regulations. Officials are now enforcing a state law passed last year to protect the blue crab population.

WASHINGTON — The blue crab population in the Chesapeake Bay is at its second-lowest number in recorded history, dropping by 25% since last year. Still, an assessment of two states' surveys' results ...

New Jersey’s 2025 blue crab season is underway and runs until Nov. 30 in most waters, with an extended season until Dec. 4 in the Delaware Bay and its tributaries. Just remember to keep a tape measure ...

HAMPTON, Va. — In a 4-1 vote, the Virginia Marine Resources Commission (VMRC) reversed the decision to lift the ban on blue crab dredging this winter. The ban was originally lifted back in June in ...

Before you head out this weekend to crab in New Jersey, get your crabbing checklist ready. New Jersey’s blue crab season 2025 is underway and runs until Nov. 30 in most waters, with an extended season ...

HAMPTON — The Atlantic blue crab doesn’t usually make a home along the coast of New Hampshire, especially not in winter. But a recent finding of the little blue guys along a local beach has some ...

A TikTok video posted by user @ContentwithCee, also known as Chels, has gone viral and not for the reasons you'd expect. The clip, which shows her placing live Maryland blue crabs into a glass air ...