From CoastalReview.org A proposal to limit commercial fishers’ harvest of blue crabs treads rough waters after advisory ...

EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA (WNCT) — A possible limit of harvesting female crabs in North Carolina ... The goal of their plan is to rebuild the blue crab population over 10 years.

The crab’s excessive increase is a direct result of climate-change-induced sea-level rise and extreme heat in the summer. According to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, female blue ...

My concern is that uninformed readers of the article may conclude it’s OK to use wild-caught crab roe in their homemade soup. It is not OK. It is against the law to catch and keep female blue ...

The Fisheries Resources Management Act prohibits the capture of female and juvenile crabs year-round to manage the population of domestic blue crabs. Not only is capture prohibited, but possession ...