The survey estimated 317 million blue crabs in the bay in 2024 ... Further, Virginia, Maryland and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Chesapeake Bay Office is launching ...
For decades, Chesapeake Bay cleanup ... help fish and crabs as well, but whether that would lead to greater abundance is ...
The increase is harming the crabbing industry in the Chesapeake Bay, which produces ... It is unlikely that Maryland crabmeat could satiate all the demand for blue crabs in the region, and the ...
In a groundbreaking announcement today, environmental scientists from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore revealed the ...
The research found that by removing derelict crab pots from some of the most popular fishing areas in the Chesapeake Bay, the harvest of blue crabs could be increased by 38 million pounds.
“Chesapeake Bay crab fisheries and processors ... Rob Wittman of Virginia and Andy Harris of Maryland, said much of what’s labeled domestic blue crab comes from other countries.
In 2018, Venezuelan crab meat mislabeled as originating from Maryland caused ... throughout the Chesapeake Bay, which produces 50 percent of the United States’ total blue crab harvest, a ...
THE LETTER SAYS SOME VENEZUELAN CRAB MEAT IS MISLABELED AS ... viability of local fisheries across the Chesapeake Bay. Domestic seafood producers in Maryland and Virginia have experienced ...