Virginia state regulators removed an important protection for the blue crab Tuesday when they narrowly approved reopening the winter season after a 15-year closure, subjecting the vulnerable and ...

AVAILABLE. HEADING INTO THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND, CRAB HOUSES ARE BUSY WITH PEOPLE PLACING ORDERS. YOU MIGHT WANT TO GET YOURS IN NOW. SOME BIG, HEAVY MARYLAND CRABS, BIG AS TWO. I FOUND THIS MORNING ...

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 ...

The blue crab represents Maryland’s culture, economy, and long relationship with the Chesapeake Bay. Its population reflects the health of the bay and the effects of fishing and habitat management.

ROME, Aug 6 (Reuters) - Italy on Tuesday appointed a special commissioner to tackle the spread of the blue crab, an aggressive species that is preying on local clams and threatening a lucrative part ...

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 ...

I’ve been an avid crabber now for over 70 years, getting my start as a four or five-year old chicken-necking with handlines for the tasty crustaceans in the salty backwaters of Ocean City, Md. Under ...

That means you might start to spot blue land crabs around this time of year as the female crabs venture out to sea to release their eggs, a time period called spawning season that lasts from June to ...