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.
Extending the harvesting season targets adult female crabs which can harm this species' future. Environmental groups argued the Blue Crab Stock Assessment Committee's research does not support ...
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 ...
These crustaceans have been misnamed for two reasons: First, they’re not true crabs, like blue crabs ... male can transfer a sperm packet to the female, which fertilizes her eggs.