The Virginian-Pilot

Striped bass size limit is lowered, but blue crab catch limits are increased

The Virginia Marine Resources Commission voted this week on catch rules for striped bass and blue crabs. The vote lowered the maximum allowable size of striped bass from 36 inches to 31 inches to ...
abcnews4

Study shows how blue crabs have changed over last 40 years in Charleston Harbor

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — Michael Thienes started graduate school through the College of Charleston. He recently defended his studies, “Variability in size at maturity of female blue crabs in Coastal ...
The Baltimore Sun

Chesapeake blue crab abundance falls to lowest level since scientists began tracking the population in 1990

An annual survey of the Chesapeake Bay has found the blue crab population at its lowest level since scientists began tracking the beleaguered species more than 30 years ago. The finding is expected to ...
The Baltimore Sun

Maryland scientists mapped the DNA of a blue crab for the first time. It could unlock new clues to understanding the species.

In the basement of a lab at Baltimore’s Inner Harbor, The Chosen One was born. At least, that’s what the researchers at the University of Maryland’s Center for Environmental Science called her. She ...