The stage is set with a stylized Maryland flag behind it, so you'll never forget that you're in the perfect spot for blue crabs. It's easy to spend hours here, which you'll find many Marylanders ...

Blue crab populations in the Chesapeake Bay took a sizable hit in 2025, marking a need for more cautious harvest regulations, ...

The winter surveys in Maryland and Virginia in 2025 estimated population drops of adult male and female crabs and juvenile ...

Each winter, scientists from Virginia Institute of Marine Science and the Maryland Department ... the bottom and count the crabs they catch. The result of the Blue Crab Winter Dredge Survey ...

The Chesapeake Bay Foundation's Maryland executive director, Allison Colden, released a statement, saying: "The red flags are flying for blue crabs. With more than five years of below-average crab ...

This article was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. The number of blue crabs in the ...

Maryland's Chesapeake Bay is seeing a concerning drop in its population of blue crabs, according to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF). The survey, conducted by the Virginia Institute of Marine ...

the Maryland Department of Natural Resources secretary Josh Kurtz called Virginia’s decision ill-advised and poorly timed, adding: “It’s a bad day if you care about blue crabs. A winter ...

Maryland Department of Natural Resources Secretary Josh Kurtz called the decision a “bad day if you care about blue crabs.” “A decision of this magnitude should have only been made with the ...