Each winter, when the North Carolina blue crab fishery closes for the season, a kind of clean-up effort happens. Rather than hauling in traps full of crab, local fishermen turn their efforts into what ...

Driving through the quiet streets of Ellendale, Delaware, you might cruise right past what locals know is a culinary treasure hiding in plain sight. The Southern Grille of Ellendale doesn’t announce ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Volunteer kayakers marked derelict crab traps in the bay across from the USS Alabama Battleship on Friday, Oct. 24. Small shallow draft-powered vessels collected and delivered ...

FWC has charged the captain and crew of a Pasco County stone crab vessel with illegal harvesting. They are accused of illegally harvesting 65 pounds of stone crab claws. Stone crab season began on Oct ...

Stone crab season has officially kicked off, running from October 15 through May 1. This marks an exciting time for local fishermen, restaurants and fish markets as they gear up to receive their first ...

Florida's stone crab season runs from October 15 through May 1. Harvesters remove the claws and return the crab to the water, as the claws can regrow. Claws must be at least 2 7/8 inches, and they ...

Sometimes the best seafood doesn’t come with white tablecloths and snooty waiters – it arrives on paper-covered tables with a mallet and a bib. Blue Ridge Seafood in Gainesville, Virginia, is that ...

Egg-eating worms living on Chesapeake Bay blue crabs may hold the key to smarter fishery management. Once thought to be a threat, these parasites actually serve as natural biomarkers that reveal when ...

GLOUCESTER — The Chesapeake Bay might have a new resident, thanks to warming waters and successful habitat restoration. Blue crabs are the typical catch in local waters. But crabbers on the bay have ...

Blue land crabs are edible and are a food source in the Bahamas and the Caribbean. In Florida, harvesting blue land crabs is prohibited from July 1 through Oct. 31. Blue land crabs can be caught by ...

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