For centuries, surely not long after the arrival of Captain John Smith, the first Englishman to explore the Chesapeake Bay, Marylanders have developed a deep affection for blue crabs or “Callinectes ...
In September 1924, in response to a federal survey concluding that the Chesapeake blue crab fishery “was faced with destruction,” the governors of Maryland and Virginia met to discuss solutions. The ...
No. 1 male crabs are those that measure at least 6 1/2 inches from point to point. In Maryland, consumers will pay almost any price for No. 1s, so most of those caught in Louisiana's waters end up in ...