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 ...

The male population was at its lowest ever recorded number this year -- with 26 million jimmies surveyed in Chesapeake Bay.

Male ‘Hoff’ crab has bigger claws to fight other males for a mate - The crab got its nickname because of its hairy chest, which prompted comparisons with the Baywatch star David Hasselhoff.

The estimated number of spawning age female crabs decreased from 133 million in 2024 to 108 million in 2025. The number of adult male crabs decreased from 46 million in 2024 to 26 million in 2025.

Together, a dark-hued male crab spider and a larger, paler female resemble a flower, in what researchers suspect is the first case of cooperative mimicry ...

Juvenile, adult female and adult male crab population segments impact how scientists and policy managers evaluate the success of human interventions.

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.

New research has revealed that a hairy crustacean – dubbed "The Hoff Crab" when it was discovered in 2010 – is the first species in its family to show different claw characteristics between sexes.

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.