The Chesapeake Bay’s blue crab population has declined by about 50% since 2010, a new study estimates, and while invasive blue catfish are responsible for some of that worrisome decline, the main ...

The Chesapeake Bay, home to blue crabs and striped bass, has a new apex predator: the blue catfish. It's invasive and ...

Blue crabs in the Chesapeake Bay have dropped to a “distressing low” number, experts say, marking several years of repeated declines and raising concern about their long-term health. The estimated ...

Blue crabs are perhaps the most iconic species in the Chesapeake Bay. The crustacean, which is actually blue, is a favorite among seafood lovers, but pollution, habitat loss and harvest pressure are ...

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, ...

GRASONVILLE, MD. -- And now for something completely different: good news about the Chesapeake Bay. The Chesapeake's blue crabs, in decline for a decade, are in the middle of an extraordinary comeback ...

Blue crab populations in the Chesapeake Bay took a sizable hit in 2025, marking a need for more cautious harvest regulations, some environmentalists say. Each winter, the Maryland Department of ...

On my bookshelf sits a signed, first edition of William Warner’s seminal classic “Beautiful Swimmers: Watermen, Crabs and the Chesapeake Bay.” My maternal grandmother gifted it to me many moons ago, ...

After years of struggling numbers, Chesapeake Bay blue crabs are showing signs of recovery — at least in some parts of the population. The annual winter dredge survey released Monday by Maryland and ...

Blue crab populations in the Chesapeake Bay have taken a sizable hit in 2025, marking a need for more cautious harvest regulations, some environmentalists say. Each winter, the Maryland Department of ...