Claws, Culture, and Coastlines: How the Blue Crab Became Maryland’s State Crustacean

Marylanders and visitors love the blue crab as a seafood delicacy, but they chose it as the state crustacean for more than ...
The Baltimore Sun

Blue crab abundance holds steady in the Chesapeake, a year after rebounding from historic low

After a rebound last year from a rock bottom count the year before, the number of blue crabs estimated in the Chesapeake Bay held fairly steady, according to this year’s winter survey. For the survey, ...
WTOP News

Blue crab populations are down, but experts are not worried

This article was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. The number of blue crabs in the Chesapeake Bay ...
The Florida Times-Union

What you should know about the blue crab, the tasty, beautiful swimmers of the St. Johns

Perhaps one of the last commercially important species that is still harvested from the St. Johns River is the blue crab. According to the St Johns River Report, over 1.2 million pounds valued at $3.1 ...
Food & Wine

12 Blue Crab Recipes, From Claws to Crab Cakes

Prepare crab cakes, gumbo, and more with the beautiful savory swimmer. Ashley Day is Food & Wine's associate editorial director. She's edited and directed food and travel content at USA TODAY, the ...
WBAL-TV

Virginia decision could threaten blue crab population in Maryland

CRABBER IN ABERDEEN FOR HIS TAKE ON THIS ISSUE. NOBODY LIKES THE IDEA OF WINTER DREDGING, AND THAT INCLUDES THE STAFF OF THE COMMISSION LOOKING INTO IT. ONE IMPORTANT BUT HARD TO DETERMINE AT THIS ...