What crawfish is to Louisiana, and lobster is to Maine, blue crab is to Maryland. The crustacean is synonymous with the Chesapeake Bay, and is revered for its delicate and distinct flavor. While blue ...

For decades, Chesapeake Bay cleanup efforts have been driven ... The increased oxygen is intended to help fish and crabs as ...

By Karl Blankenship For decades, Chesapeake Bay cleanup efforts have been driven by a simple equation: Cleaner water equals ...

20) and not cede any authority to “non-partisan ‘experts’” (pg. 21). Many companies in Maryland rely on international, seasonal workers who pick and process crabs for crabmeat. Those workers use the H ...

But it’s also the season for an almost genetic hunger: I have to return to Maryland ... the Chesapeake Bay and its estuaries. As a kid, I took as gospel the local folklore that crabs were ...

On the CMAC proposal, VMRC voted 5-4 later in June to repeal a 16-year ban on winter dredging for blue crabs and to reopen the fishery with a 1.5 million-pound harvest cap. The approval sparked strong ...

Pickering Creek has installed a 45-kW solar system consisting of 89 solar panels in two separate arrays this fall. The panels were installed by Solar Energy Services of Millersville, MD during ...

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.