Part 2 of WTOP's Claws and Effect series looks at the competition the Chesapeake Bay blue crab is facing under the water.

These changes will take effect on July 1, 2025. SCDNR biologists run numerous long-term studies of blue crabs in South ...

The blue crab is as synonymous with the culture of the D.C. region as marble buildings and political gridlock are with D.C.

After a 16-year prohibition, a group of Virginia watermen voted to reinstate winter crab dredging. Many argue the decision ...

Despite the Skin So Soft, or maybe because of it, the vicious greenheads did their worst, but if the blue-claw crabs were tugging at the chicken on our handlines, the joy overrode the sting.

These crustaceans have been misnamed for two reasons: First, they’re not true crabs, like blue crabs, in that they don’t have a uniformly hard exoskeleton and can’t grow their own shells.

When will you know the crabs are ready? Generally speaking, the steam takes about 15-20 minutes. One of the best parts of the process is watching the cerulean blue crabs turn a hot, bright orange.

This dish really highlights one of the crowned jewels of the Chesapeake Bay: the blue crab. This recipe has a very high ratio of crab to sauce, making it very decadent and a crowd-pleaser.

In their final home stand for the month of August, the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs were looking to finally turn the corner on a season that has been highlighted by a pair of milestones amid ...

Atlantic Blue crab - this crab has a blue-brown shell and can grow to 20cm/8in, but is usually sold smaller. When newly 'moulted' (crabs regularly shed their hard shells), the crabs are caught ...

It’s not like Seattle, which is overflowing with crustaceans, or the Chesapeake Bay with its abundance of blue crab. Or Bangkok, where I spent my childhood summers feasting on salty mud crabs.

After a 16-year prohibition, a group of Virginia watermen voted to reinstate winter crab dredging. Many argue the decision puts the blue crab’s... Winter crabbing strained Chesapeake Bay’s ...