Smithsonian researchers discovered who eats the most young blue crabs in the Chesapeake Bay – it’s not people, or even fish, ...

It’s a crab-eat-crab world for the Chesapeake Bay’s juvenile blue crabs (Callinectes sapidus). Literally. Cannibalism is the ...

Learn how to pick the freshest live crabs for your seafood feast with these tips on spotting quality, freshness, and flavor ...

Young blue crabs face their biggest threat from their own kind, but shallow water can provide a crucial refuge from cannibalism.

In a region known for its lobster, a new species is showing up with more frequency in Maine. Blue crabs, the prize centerpiece of a summertime meal in the Chesapeake Bay, are expanding their range ...

The researchers found that the smallest crabs were the most vulnerable, and more than twice as likely to get eaten compared to medium or large juveniles.