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In Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay, two populations are under threat: the iconic blue crab and the crabbers whose livelihoods ...
But the overall crab population is still significantly below the long-term average, the survey found. And while the estimated number of juvenile crabs increased slightly — from 101 million in 2022 to ...
As the ocean temperature warms, more blue crabs are moving into the Gulf of Maine, according to researchers collecting data about the species.
Parasitic, egg-eating worms might sound like the stuff of nightmares, but they're simply a fact of life for blue crabs in the ...
AWENDAW — Some seafood lovers in Awendaw gathered 25 years ago for a blue crab boil in their own neighborhood for the sake of enjoying some good food and good company. Little did they know, it ...
Maryland and Virginia are in a war of words over blue crabs after Virginia makes key decision about harvesting. Here's all to know.
The paper explained that blue crab canning has heretofore been impracticable because the crabs have unstable protein molecules, which, in the heat required for canning, release copper, cause blue ...
A large blue crab "tracked" on Platamona beach. One of the most invasive alien species in the Mediterranean has also become a protagonist on the Sorso coast.
Results from Maryland's blue crab dredge survey are below expectations this year.
A non-native land crab that dwarfs NC's native crab species has been spotted at the coast. Now officials want the public to help track its impacts.