Maryland Department of Natural Resources officials have noticed increased Chesapeake Bay blue crabs since last year’s recorded low. Officials involved in the Chesapeake Bay Blue Crab Winter ...

The number of adult female, male and juvenile crabs in the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland and Virginia raises concern for experts ...

Blue crabs are perhaps the most iconic species in the Chesapeake Bay ... a stock assessment of the blue crabs is complete in 2026. Back on the crab boat, Billy Rice — who was born and raised ...

The winter surveys in Maryland and Virginia in 2025 estimated population drops of adult male and female crabs and juvenile ...

In a 4-1 vote, the Virginia Marine Resources Commission (VMRC) reversed the decision to lift the ban on blue crab dredging this winter. The ban was originally lifted back in June in efforts to see ...

"The iconic nature of blue crab in Chesapeake Bay goes back hundreds of years," says Moore. "They have so many different connections to so many different people here in the Chesapeake Bay region." ...

The Chesapeake Bay's blue crab ... The dire crab-cast comes at a critical time for the Chesapeake. Decades of cleanup efforts have brought the nation's largest estuary back from the brink in ...

The survey, conducted by the Virginia Institute of Marine Science and the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, estimated ...

Following strong 2024 numbers, the blue crab population in the Chesapeake Bay has fallen to ... Watch previous coverage: Blue crab ban back on for Virginia crabbers after ban lifted in summer ...