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The blue crab population in Maryland's Chesapeake Bay is among the lowest it's been in 35 years, but watermen say that doesn't necessarily mean crabs will cost you more this summer. A survey by the ...

The Maryland blue crab population decreased in all segments to the second-lowest level since the annual surveys started in 1990. The 2025 Chesapeake Bay Blue Crab Winter Dredge Survey released ...

With a drop in the Chesapeake Bay blue crab population come higher prices.The 2025 Blue Crab Winter Dredge Survey shows the number of Maryland crabs dropped to the second lowest level since the survey ...

For centuries, surely not long after the arrival of Captain John Smith, the first Englishman to explore the Chesapeake Bay, Marylanders have developed a deep affection for blue crabs or “Callinectes ...

The 2025 Chesapeake Bay Blue Crab Winter Dredge Survey estimates 238 million blue crabs, a decrease from 317 million in 2024 and the second lowest on record. The survey revealed distressing declines ...

The state of Maryland is known for its blue crabs but the species’ population is dwindling to the lowest in decades, driving up costs and making the business of catching them harder than ever. Experts ...

The blue crab is as synonymous with the culture of the D.C. region as marble buildings and political gridlock are with D.C. And while the blue crab population is stronger than it used to be, the ...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — In Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay, two populations are under threat: the iconic blue crab and the crabbers whose livelihoods have depended on this fishery for hundreds of years. This ...