AOL

Blue crabs return and overshadow full-moon talk for a change

Unlike all those other full moons with colorful names, December’s offering, which officially arrived Thursday night but will remain rather bulbous for another night or two, keeps it simple: “Cold Moon ...
KUOW

Winter crabbing strained Chesapeake Bay’s blue crab population. It may soon resume

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 ...

Claws, Culture, and Coastlines: How the Blue Crab Became Maryland’s State Crustacean

Marylanders and visitors love the blue crab as a seafood delicacy, but they chose it as the state crustacean for more than that. It’s a species that reflects the working life, history, and ecology of ...
WAPT

If you can't beat them, eat them: Italians cope with invasion of blue crabs this summer

Italians are fighting an invasion of predatory blue crabs with an attitude borne of centuries of culinary making do: If you can't beat them, eat them.Fishermen, lobbying groups and environmentalists ...
WBAL-TV

Maryland DNR winter dredge survey reveals decline in blue crab population

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 ...
WUNC

Winter crabbing strained Chesapeake Bay's blue crab population. It may soon resume

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 ...