Scientists studying the Chesapeake Bay’s iconic blue crab say the species is not currently considered overfished, but new ...

Blue crab season is from April to November, and many seafood restaurants and seafood boil spots start offering this delicious ...

It hurts to recognize the current state of the modern blue crab industry, which serves as a sobering reminder of a changing ...

Here’s another entry for “activities you probably didn’t realize were illegal in Rhode Island”: Fishing for blue crabs at night. Since the 1930s, recreational fishermen have been banned from catching ...

The Chesapeake Bay’s blue crab population has recovered somewhat from last year’s low ebb, new data show, but not enough to dispel worries about the future of the region’s most valuable commercial ...

The Chesapeake Bay’s blue crab population has declined by about 50% since 2010, a new study estimates, and while invasive ...

CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCIV) — As of this week, local blue crabbers are adjusting to new regulations. Officials are now enforcing a state law passed last year to protect the blue crab population.

Marylanders and visitors love the blue crab as a seafood delicacy, but they chose it as the state crustacean for more than that. It’s a species that reflects the working life, history, and ecology of ...

One of blue crabs' biggest threats seems to be members of their own species. Jarek Tuszyński via Wikimedia Commons under CC-BY-3.0 Young blue crabs find refuge from many predators in the mid-salinity ...

Invasive blue land crabs native to warmer climes have been spotted along the Georgia coast recently, wildlife officials warned Wednesday. The blue land crabs, as their name implies, live much of their ...