Starting Jan. 19, Rhode Island fishermen will be allowed to catch blue crabs at night. The obscure ban was overturned by the General Assembly last year, allowing the Department of Environmental ...

Marylanders and visitors love the blue crab as a seafood delicacy, but they chose it as the state crustacean for more than ...

After a rebound last year from a rock bottom count the year before, the number of blue crabs estimated in the Chesapeake Bay held fairly steady, according to this year’s winter survey. For the survey, ...

This article was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. The number of blue crabs in the Chesapeake Bay ...

Perhaps one of the last commercially important species that is still harvested from the St. Johns River is the blue crab. According to the St Johns River Report, over 1.2 million pounds valued at $3.1 ...

Christian Olaniran is a digital producer for CBS Baltimore, where he writes stories on diverse topics including politics, arts and culture. With a passion for storytelling and content creation, he ...

Prepare crab cakes, gumbo, and more with the beautiful savory swimmer. Ashley Day is Food & Wine's associate editorial director. She's edited and directed food and travel content at USA TODAY, the ...

AVAILABLE. HEADING INTO THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND, CRAB HOUSES ARE BUSY WITH PEOPLE PLACING ORDERS. YOU MIGHT WANT TO GET YOURS IN NOW. SOME BIG, HEAVY MARYLAND CRABS, BIG AS TWO. I FOUND THIS MORNING ...

CRABBER IN ABERDEEN FOR HIS TAKE ON THIS ISSUE. NOBODY LIKES THE IDEA OF WINTER DREDGING, AND THAT INCLUDES THE STAFF OF THE COMMISSION LOOKING INTO IT. ONE IMPORTANT BUT HARD TO DETERMINE AT THIS ...

The 2025 Chesapeake Bay Blue Crab Winter Dredge Survey estimates 238 million blue crabs, a decrease from 317 million in 2024 and the second lowest on record. The survey revealed distressing declines ...