In New Jersey, it’s illegal to keep female blue crabs that have visible egg sacs attached. All female crabs with eggs or spawn attached must be released, according to the New Jersey Department of ...

The study estimates that there are only 238 million of the crabs in the bay today, a collapse of 79 million, or nearly a ...

The Maryland blue crab population decreased by 25% to the second-lowest level since the annual surveys started in 1990.

The survey estimates there are 238 million crabs, the second lowest since the survey began in 1990. The first all-time low ...

Maryland and Virginia have released the results of the 2025 Chesapeake Bay Blue Crab Winter Dredge Survey, showing decreased ...

Maryland's Chesapeake Bay is seeing a concerning drop in its population of blue crabs, according to the Chesapeake Bay ...

Blue crab populations fell again, hitting the second-lowest number since Virginia and Maryland marine scientists began counting in 1990, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources said.

There are an estimated 238 million blue crabs in the Chesapeake Bay this year, down from an estimated 317 million last year.

A female blue crab in eelgrass. Seagrasses, a critical refuge for juvenile blue crabs, are among the many habitat-forming species the National Ocean Biodiversity Strategy seeks to preserve.

The annual survey by Maryland and Virginia found that the blue crab population in the Chesapeake has dropped to the second lowest level since 1990.