In Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay, two populations are under threat: the iconic blue crab and the crabbers whose livelihoods ...

No. 1 male crabs are those that measure at least 6 1/2 inches from point to point. In Maryland, consumers will pay almost any price for No. 1s, so most 10 fascinating blue crab facts | Where NOLA ...

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 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 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 … ...

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 ...

ORBETELLO, Italy (AP) — Italians are fighting an invasion of predatory blue crabs with an attitude borne of centuries of culinary making do: If you can't beat them, eat them. Fishermen, lobbying ...

The "blue crab", originally from the coast of north and south America, has spread across several lagoon-like locations in Italy, preying on local shellfish, fish roe and other aquatic life.