Tagged Stories: "blue crabs"

Protecting females could rebuild the blue crab population.

The long, cold winter killed an estimated 28 percent of adult crabs in Maryland waters.

New research suggests higher-quality grass habitat could boost Chesapeake Bay blue crab populations.

A new report on the blue crab population reveals a stock that is not overfished.

The annual estimate of blue crab abundance is critical to managing the species.

A boost in the number of spawning-age females tempers the news of this Bay-wide decline.

We have much to be grateful for this Thanksgiving—and so does the Chesapeake Bay!

New report shows strong crab count, highlights ways to keep crab population healthy.

The Bay’s blue crab population increased 66 percent in 2012 to its highest level since 1993.

While Chesapeake folklore doesn't mention Feb. 29, we decided to take this opportunity to mention a few Bay “oddities."