Knowledge of the parasite’s complex life cycle—gained by rearing of successive generations across a full year in a VIMS laboratory—will help guide efforts to understand the transmission of ...

Evidence suggests that the blue crab life cycle has plenty of overlap with microplastic pollution in the bay. Adult crabs release larvae at the mouth of Delaware Bay. The larvae are pushed out into ...

while perry says it appears blue crab numbers are down this year, they can’t be sure until they take their last sample in october. PERRY SAYS THE CRAB’S LIFE CYCLE PRESENTS SERIOUS RISKS.

Parasitic, egg-eating worms might sound like the stuff of nightmares, but they're simply a fact of life for blue crabs in the ...

The Chesapeake Bay blue crab population has shown some signs of improvement after last year’s historic lows, but there’s still cause for concern, according to the 2023 Blue Crab Winter … ...

The fallout continued Wednesday from a controversial decision in Virginia after the Virginia Marine Resources Commission voted, 5-4, to repeal a 15-year ban on winter dredging for blue crabs.

The Virginia Marine Resources Commission (VMRC) has voted 5-4 to repeal a ban on blue crab dredging in the winter near the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay, drawing criticism from ...

The harvest of crabs by hard crab pot is now Dec. 16, pushed back from Nov. 30. Lower bushel limits will begin Nov. 1 instead of Oct. 1.