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  2. Maryland crab numbers dip in latest Chesapeake Bay ... - AOL

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    The latest Chesapeake Bay Blue Crab Winter Dredge Survey has revealed an overall dip in crabs in Maryland waterways amid continuing decreasing numbers.. According to the study, an estimated 317 ...

  3. Callinectes sapidus - Wikipedia

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    The early blue crab fishery along the Atlantic Coast was casual and productive because blue crabs were extremely abundant. In the lower Chesapeake Bay, crabs were even considered a nuisance species because they frequently clogged the nets of seine fishermen. Early on, the blue crab fishery of the Atlantic states was well documented.

  4. Crab fisheries - Wikipedia

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    The Chesapeake Bay, located in Maryland and Virginia, is famous for its "blue crabs", Callinectes sapidus. In 1993, the combined harvest of the blue crabs was valued at around 100 million U.S. dollars. Over the years the harvests of the blue crab dropped; in 2000, the combined harvest was around 45 million dollars.

  5. Bad year for crabs can still be a good year for Chesapeake ...

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    The bad news is that Chesapeake Bay blue crabs are running especially scarce this year, a combination of a cool spring that reduces crab movement (and thus prevents watermen from catching them ...

  6. List of U.S. state crustaceans - Wikipedia

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    The blue crab, Callinectes sapidus was chosen as the state crustacean of Maryland in 1989. [17] C. sapidus is a crab found in the waters of the western Atlantic Ocean, the Pacific coast of Central America and the Gulf of Mexico. The blue crab may grow to a carapace width of 230 mm (9.1 in).

  7. Horseshoe crabs get reprieve from harvesting, but does it go ...

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    The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission decided to forgo a 2024 bait harvest of female horseshoe crabs in Delaware Bay. Here's all to know. ... 'Chesapeake Bay ... crab's blood has a blue ...

  8. Phillips Foods, Inc. and Seafood Restaurants - Wikipedia

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    The A.E. Phillips packing plant processed seafood from many of the watermen in the region. In 1956, after a surplus season of crabs, son Brice Phillips and wife Shirley opened the first “crab shack” in Ocean City, Maryland. Brice and Shirley began building a new dining room each year at Phillips Crab House until it finally seated 1400 people.

  9. Highly unusual crab caught by mayor on the Chesapeake Bay - AOL

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    A blue crab wearing some rather strange headgear was pulled from the Chesapeake Bay by the mayor of Tangier Island, Virginia, on May 30.

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