The Virginia Marine Resources Commission this week released the results of the 2017 Blue Crab Winter Dredge Survey, which shows a 31 percent increase in adult female crabs and forecasts another year ...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The number of spawning-age female blue crabs in the Chesapeake Bay has dropped significantly, prompting marine officials in the Virginia and Maryland area to focus on protecting ...

Taken out of context, some of my recent phone conversations might sound a bit strange. “What’s your price today for a dozen large males?” “Do you sell females, too?” I was asking, of course, about ...

After a decade-long ban, the potential revival of crab harvesting in the Delaware Bay poses a threat to shorebirds, naturalists say. By Jon Hurdle For the first time in 10 years, a fisheries regulator ...

Undersea cables are the big arteries to our energy grid. But apparently, they can also affect marine life. According to a new study, the cables act as an irresistible lure for female shore crabs, ...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Well, the results are in! Maryland has enough female crabs to feed us all this summer. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reports that female blue crabs have increased ...