The Chesapeake Bay blue crab season officially opens on April 1, 2025, ushering in a beloved Maryland tradition that runs through December 15. For recreational crabbers, this marks the start of prime ...

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 ...

If you’re a seasoned crabber or thinking of trying your hand at it, here are some things to know from the Maryland Department ...

40 crabs in the belly at one time. So how many times a day are they doing that?” Blue catfish, unlike most other Chesapeake Bay seafood catches, are unrestricted and can be fished almost year-round.

A proposed study of the Chesapeake Bay’s menhaden population was delayed again, leaving officials and researchers without ...

Federal lawmakers are renewing a push to create a Chesapeake National Recreation Area, a designation that would bring parts ...

Keisha Sedlacek is the federal director for the Chesapeake Bay Foundation and said blue ... including native species like oysters, blue crabs, striped bass, and menhaden. These fish can grow ...

This famous crab is the blue crab, which resides in the Chesapeake Bay. The blue crab is such a hot commodity that 50% of the country's supply of blue crab comes from Maryland. If your main foodie ...