The full moon may be the best time ever to bait your lines and cast them into back bays and tributaries. Here’s what you need to know if you are planning to catch blue claw crabs this weekend during ...

The blue crab, a valuable commodity among Chesapeake Bay commercial and recreational fishermen, is wreaking havoc in the Mediterranean Sea, causing significant damage to the clam market and ...

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 ...

Beaufort native Brett Everett races across the glassy surface of the Morgan River in a 22-foot boat on a muggy 71-degree morning, using the Lowcountry waterway to drive deep into the salt marshes. But ...

This week, WTOP takes you from the bottom of the bay to the picnic table in our four-part series Claws and Effect: The murky future of the Chesapeake Bay blue crab. Listen on air and read it online.

North Carolina's blue crab population has been declining for over a decade, prompting regulators to consider new restrictions. Proposed restrictions include seasonal closures and catch limits, ...

MARYLAND, USA — Maryland's population of blue crabs has declined slightly this year, according to an annual survey. The winter dredge survey estimates the number of blue crabs living in the Chesapeake ...

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 ...