Chris Dollar: Interpretations vary on blue crab dredge survey
Results of the annual Chesapeake Bay Blue Crab Winter Dredge Survey were released this past week.
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Results of the annual Chesapeake Bay Blue Crab Winter Dredge Survey were released this past week.
The Chesapeake Bay Blue Crab Winter Dredge Survey, a cooperative effort between the Maryland Department of Natural Resources and the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS), estimates 317 million blue crabs in the Chesapeake Bay in 2024, compared to 323 million crabs last year. The number of spawning age female crabs decreased from 152 million crabs in 2023 to 133 million crabs in 2024, but is still well above the management threshold of 72.5 million crabs. The threshold indicates whether the female crab population is being overfished or not. Adult male crabs also experienced a ...
RICHMOND — The commercial harvest of blue crabs has been extended in Virginia as the crab population trends upward. The Virginia Marine Resources Commission…
The commercial harvest of blue crabs has been extended in Virginia as the crab population trends upward The Virginia Marine Resources Commission voted last week…
The harvest of crabs by hard crab pot is now Dec. 16, pushed back from Nov. 30. Lower bushel limits will begin Nov. 1 instead of Oct. 1.