Blue crabs happen to be one of my favorite animals. Partly because I grew up crabbing with fish heads and a dip net on the Chesapeake Bay in Virginia, and along the Outer Banks of North Carolina.

Blue crabs are a delicacy to many people and lots of marine fish, too. ... small-bag-and-mesh “crab net” can be quickly dipped and the crab is caught. ...

The crabs are devouring stocks of eels, clams, and mussels and wreaking havoc on fishing nets. A fisherman holds a blue crab in the Orbetello lagoon, Italy, Monday, Aug. 14, 2023.

OLD REGULATIONS: fishermen could take an unlimited number of blue crabs if using a scoop or crab net, trot, or hand line.; NEW REGULATIONS: Starting Jan. 19, fishermen will only be allowed to ...

Starting July 1, new laws on blue crab fishery will go into effect on South Carolina waterways. The changes aim to get a handle on the state's lax regulations.

Blue crabs happen to be one of my favorite animals. Partly because I grew up crabbing with fish heads and a dip net on the Chesapeake Bay in Virginia, and along the Outer Banks of North Carolina.