The blue crab population in Maryland's Chesapeake Bay is among the lowest it's been in 35 years, but watermen say this won't ...

WASHINGTON — The blue crab population in the Chesapeake Bay is at its second-lowest number in recorded history, dropping by 25% since last year. Still, an assessment of two states' surveys ...

The 2025 Chesapeake Bay Blue Crab Winter Dredge Survey has revealed an all-time low population. Here's what you need to know about the decline.

Male crabs of a species named after David Hasselhoff grow bigger claws than females so they can fight each other for a mate, according to a new study. Scientists from the universities of ...

The Chesapeake Bay blue crab population has shown some signs of improvement after last year’s historic lows, but there’s still cause for concern, according to the 2023 Blue Crab Winter … ...

The number of female crabs in the bay — 133 million — is above a ground floor threshold of 72.5 million, but below the department’s target of 196 million.

A female (left) and male ‘Hoff crab’ (Dr Nicolai Roterman/University of Portsmouth/PA) PA Media. Ben Mitchell. 6 February 2025. Male crabs of a species named after David Hasselhoff grow bigger ...