The latest winter dredge survey from The Maryland Department of Natural Resources released Monday reports crab populations are up almost half from what they were last year. The Chesapeake Bay Blue ...

A recent report detailed a 50 percent drop in juvenile Chesapeake blue crabs since 2010. Then, a survey found a surprising ...

Blue crab populations in Maryland and Virginia's Chesapeake Bay are seeing an increase, the Maryland Department of Natural ...

The Chesapeake Bay is seeing a major spike in the blue crab population, according to the Chesapeake Bay Blue Crab Winter Dredge Survey.​ ...

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 ...

MARYLAND (7News) — The blue crab population in the Chesapeake Bay might have seen a slight decrease when compared to 2023 numbers but remains higher than the record low back in 2022, according to new ...

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 ...

The latest dredge survey indicates growth in Maryland's blue crab population, according to the Department of Natural Resources.

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 ...

CRABBER IN ABERDEEN FOR HIS TAKE ON THIS ISSUE. NOBODY LIKES THE IDEA OF WINTER DREDGING, AND THAT INCLUDES THE STAFF OF THE COMMISSION LOOKING INTO IT. ONE IMPORTANT BUT HARD TO DETERMINE AT THIS ...

The latest dredge survey indicates growth in Maryland's blue crab population, according to the Department of Natural Resources.