Winter crabbing strained Chesapeake Bay’s blue crab population. It may soon resume. Updated September 10, 2024 5:00 AM ET Originally published September 10, 2024 5:00 AM ET.

After a 16-year prohibition, a group of Virginia watermen voted to reinstate winter crab dredging. Many argue the decision puts the blue crab’s fragile population in jeopardy.

The Chesapeake Bay’s blue crab population has fallen to its second-lowest level since 1990, down 25% from last year, according to an annual study published Thursday. The numbers are alarming ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The results of the Chesapeake Bay's latest blue crab winter dredge survey show the lowest number of male blue crabs and the second lowest number of total blue crabs ever ...

Each winter, scientists from Virginia Institute of Marine Science and the Maryland Department of Natural Resources head out on the Chesapeake Bay and drag baskets along the bottom and count the ...

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After a 16-year prohibition, a group of Virginia watermen voted to reinstate winter crab dredging. Many argue the decision puts the blue crab’s fragile population in jeopardy.

After a 16-year prohibition, a group of Virginia watermen voted to reinstate winter crab dredging. Many argue the decision puts the blue crab's fragile population in jeopardy.