The annual winter dredge survey by Maryland and Virginia said there are an estimated 317 million blue crabs in the Chesapeake Bay this year. File photo by Maryland Matters. The number of blue crabs in ...

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This week, WTOP takes you from the bottom of the bay to the picnic table in our four-part series Claws and Effect: The murky future of the Chesapeake Bay blue crab. Listen on air and read it online.

BALTIMORE — Good news for crab season: an annual survey by Maryland and Virginia found the blue crab population increase from 2022. However, the nonprofit Chesapeake Bay Foundation is warning to hold ...

The winter surveys in Maryland and Virginia in 2025 estimated population drops of adult male and female crabs and juvenile crabs. The Chesapeake Bay blue crab could be experiencing a population crash ...

The latest Chesapeake Bay Blue Crab Winter Dredge Survey has revealed an overall dip in crabs in Maryland waterways amid continuing decreasing numbers. According to the study, an estimated 317 million ...

The European green crab (Carcinus maenas) is a highly successful marine invader, having established populations in a number of areas outside its natural range in the last 100 years. In South Australia ...

The Chesapeake Bay’s blue crab population has recovered somewhat from last year’s low ebb, new data show, but not enough to dispel worries about the future of the region’s most valuable commercial ...

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — Marine researchers have spent 15 years trying to nail down the life cycle of a single-celled parasite fatal to blue crabs. On Oct. 4, they announced they cracked the case.

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