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

The number of adult female, male and juvenile crabs in the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland and Virginia raises concern for experts ...

Overharvesting female blue crabs, Moore says, is the biggest concern. Right now, crab season in the Chesapeake runs from about April to November. “After they come out of their semi-hibernative ...

The survey found "decreases in the abundance of adult male and female crabs, as well as a decline in the juvenile population," the organization said. The survey estimated 238 million blue crabs in the ...

A year-round crab season would affect people ... into the sand or the mud bottom of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries.” Overharvesting female blue crabs, Moore says, is the biggest concern.