The 2024 Blue Crab Winter Dredge Survey assessing the Chesapeake Bay has been released, and it's drawing some mixed reactions. While noting improvements from the 33-year low, the Chesapeake Bay ...
The research found that by removing derelict crab pots from some of the most popular fishing areas in the Chesapeake Bay, the harvest of blue crabs could be increased by 38 million pounds.
28), to maintain existing regulations for the struggling blue crab species, and not extend the harvest season or start the next season earlier, the nonprofit Chesapeake Bay Foundation announced ...
For decades, Chesapeake Bay cleanup efforts have been driven by a simple equation: Cleaner water equals more fish and shellfish. The 1983 Chesapeake Bay Agreement, which launched the state-federal ...
And many, such as striped bass, blue crabs, shad and others, spend most of their lives — or at least important life stages — outside the Chesapeake. Conditions in those areas often are more important ...