New state laws are now taking effect for South Carolina’s blue crab industry, and some local commercial crabbers spoke about ...

As of this week, local blue crabbers are adjusting to new regulations. Officials are now enforcing a state law passed last ...

When It Comes to Crabs, I Love the Blues. ... This being Independence Day weekend, let us praise blue crabs, the celebrated food of the patriotic midsummer holiday in these parts.

The definitive blue crab winter dredge survey documented a serious decline in our iconic state crustacean. The number of juvenile crabs plunged to their lowest level in the 32 years of surveys, dro… ...

In 2004, the harvest of crabs was the lowest since 1990, and in 2008, the U.S. Department of Commerce declared a commercial fisheries disaster in the bay for blue crabs, making watermen eligible ...

By Timothy B. Wheeler and Jeremy Cox The Chesapeake Bay’s blue crab population has recovered somewhat from last year’s low ebb, new data show, but not enough to dispel worries about the future of the ...

According to a report from the Chesapeake Bay Stock Assessment Committee, the blue crab population has seen a near 60 percent increase. The overall population sits at 594 million compared to 372 ...

Soft shell blue claw crabs, or shedder crabs, must be at least 3.5 inches from point to point and there is a limit of one bushel a day per person.

The writer is a former sports columnist for The Post. Two years ago, you could pretty much bank on it: Leave the dock at 5:30 or 6 a.m. and be back by 9 with a bushel or so of scrappy male crabs ...

The Chesapeake Bay's blue crab numbers have declined to somewhere around 120 million adults when 200 million are needed to maintain a thriving population, according to a report by the National Oc.

The commercial crabbers at Belford Seafood Co-op will spend the winter chasing the blue claws over every nook and cranny on Raritan Bay. They will back off only if the bushel prices get too low.