Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A crab being measured during the 2023 Bay-wide Blue Crab Winter Dredge Survey. (Photo courtesy of Kenny Fletcher/Chesapeake Bay ...

Maryland watermen, seafood dealers and economists say higher operating costs, shifting markets and continued concerns about ...

HAMPTON, Virginia (WTKR) — The ban on winter crab dredging in Virginia waters has been lifted for the first time in over a decade, according to the Virginia Marine Resources Commission (VMRC). The ...

A dredge survey released this month found the Chesapeake Bay is seeing a slight uptick in the blue crab population.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It's the best time of year to be a Marylander: blue crab season! However, the results from the state's blue crab dredge survey are ...

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — Virginia is paying for a scientific study to determine how harmful dredging for blue crabs in the Chesapeake Bay may be to the ecosystem and crab population. State regulators ...

NORFOLK, Va. — Environmental advocates are raising concerns over the continued decline of the Chesapeake Bay’s blue crab population, just as this year’s regulations on harvesting the species have been ...

TODDVILLE, MD - The annual crab count in the Chesapeake Bay holds significant implications for the upcoming year's regulations. Meaning, the final numbers from the survey essentially determine the ...