Scientists have observed the Atlantic (or Chesapeake) blue crab, a commercially important species, moving north of its native range into the Gulf of Maine. David Johnson was standing in a salt marsh ...

Blue crabs are perhaps the most iconic species in the Chesapeake Bay. The crustacean, which is actually blue, is a favorite among seafood lovers, but pollution, habitat loss and harvest pressure are ...

LEWES – This summer, watermen will haul thousands of bushels of blue crabs from the depths of local bays and oceans, carry them to shore and heap them onto plates from Baltimore to Dewey Beach. It’s ...

The northern Adriatic Sea has been invaded by Callinectes Sapidus, a blue crab species native to the east coast of the United States. It is an adaptable species that reproduces very quickly, and it is ...

RICHMOND — The commercial harvest of blue crabs has been extended in Virginia as the crab population trends upward. The Virginia Marine Resources Commission voted last week to approve the extension ...

They are an iconic sight and calling card for the North Carolina coast, popular with children to try and catch and adults to eat. But like the state's oysters and flounder fisheries, blue crabs in the ...

ALL RIGHT, CHRISTOPHER, THANK YOU. WELL, THERE WILL BE NO DOUBT PLENTY OF CRABS CONSUMED THIS MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND, BUT THIS YEAR’S BLUE CRAB SEASON WON’T BE AS PLENTIFUL. THE STATE’S BLUE CRAB ...

With a drop in the Chesapeake Bay blue crab population come higher prices.The 2025 Blue Crab Winter Dredge Survey shows the number of Maryland crabs dropped to the second lowest level since the survey ...

Summer is upon us, and with that comes crab season, the tradition of picking crabs heavily spiced with Old Bay and washing the tasty crustaceans down with a cold one. But there is bad news for those ...

Almost a thousand alien, or non-native species have been listed in Mediterranean waters. Some of these pests are becoming a surprising source of opportunity. In October 2014, Lotfi Rabaoui was ...