A crab being measured during the 2023 Bay-wide Blue Crab Winter Dredge Survey. Photo courtesy of Kenny Fletcher/Chesapeake Bay Foundation In a reversal from a decision earlier this year, the Virginia ...

Virginia state regulators removed an important protection for the blue crab Tuesday when they narrowly approved reopening the winter season after a 15-year closure, subjecting the vulnerable and ...

VIRGINIA - The Virginia Marine Resources Commission has reversed their previous decision to reopen the blue crab winter season in Commonwealth waters, reinstating a long-held ban. In June, the VMRC ...

I’ve been an avid crabber now for over 70 years, getting my start as a four or five-year old chicken-necking with handlines for the tasty crustaceans in the salty backwaters of Ocean City, Md. Under ...

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 ...

BALTIMORE (WBFF) — The Chesapeake Bay blue crab population has slightly increased since last year's record-low numbers, according to the latestsurvey byCrab Winter Dredge. This year there was a ...

State officials foresee a potentially bountiful summer for the crab season that started Friday, based on an increase in juvenile crabs turned up in the winter dredge survey. "We do not have a crystal ...

This article was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. In a reversal from a decision earlier this year ...