No. 1 male crabs are those that measure at least 6 1/2 inches from point to point. In Maryland, consumers will pay almost any price for No. 1s, so most of those caught in Louisiana's waters end up in ...

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 ...

The 2025 Chesapeake Bay Blue Crab Winter Dredge Survey estimates 238 million blue crabs, a decrease from 317 million in 2024 and the second lowest on record. The survey revealed distressing declines ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. The reports have come from up and down the coast of Maine: Blue crabs have ...

This week, WTOP takes you from the bottom of the bay to the picnic table in our four-part series Claws and Effect: The murky future of the Chesapeake Bay blue crab. Listen on air and read it online.

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. But some local fishermen think the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It's spawning season. That means you might start to spot blue land crabs around this time of year as the female crabs venture out ...

MOREHEAD CITY, N.C. – The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries is asking people to please be on the lookout for blue land crabs, Cardisoma guanhumi, and to report sightings. Blue land crabs are a ...

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 ...

GEORGIA, — Georgia wildlife officials are asking the public for more information after there's been several recent sightings of invasive blue land crabs in coastal Georgia, according to a Facebook ...