ANNAPOLIS, Md. — In Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay, two populations are under threat: the iconic blue crab and the crabbers whose livelihoods have depended on this fishery for hundreds of years. This ...

The blue crab population in Maryland's Chesapeake Bay is among the lowest it's been in 35 years, but watermen say that doesn't necessarily mean crabs will cost you more this summer. A survey by the ...

The Maryland blue crab population decreased in all segments to the second-lowest level since the annual surveys started in 1990. The 2025 Chesapeake Bay Blue Crab Winter Dredge Survey released ...

WASHINGTON — The blue crab population in the Chesapeake Bay is at its second-lowest number in recorded history, dropping by 25% since last year. Still, an assessment of two states' surveys' results ...

HAMPTON, Va. (AP/WBOC)- An annual survey has found a record-high number of spawning-age female blue crabs in the Chesapeake Bay and predicts another year of improved harvests. They show the total ...

MARYLAND– The 2025 Blue Crab Advisory Report shows declining blue crab populations in the Chesapeake Bay, despite no significant overharvesting. The report was issued June 24 by the Chesapeake Bay ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It's spawning season. That means you might start to spot blue land crabs around this time of year as the female crabs venture out ...

Blue crabs await measurement during the 2024 winter dredge survey. (Photo by Joe Zimmermann/Maryland Department of Natural Resources) Blue crab abundance in the Chesapeake Bay this year was at its ...

An egg-bearing blue crab found near Oyster, VA. Scientists believe the presence of an egg-eating parasitic worm may aid in the management of the fishery by revealing the number of times a crab has ...

This video is no longer available. Fans of Maryland blue crabs have known they have been difficult to find in recent years, and that many of the crabs at fish markets and restaurants are from North ...

New research has found that female crabs show significantly greater sensitivity to electromagnetic fields (EMFs) from underwater power cables than males, which transmit electricity from offshore ...