Tagged Stories: "winter dredge survey"
Experts recommend ‘risk-averse’ approach to managing depleted blue crab stock
July 2, 2014Protecting females could rebuild the blue crab population.
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Chesapeake Bay’s blue crab abundance remains low
May 7, 2014The long, cold winter killed an estimated 28 percent of adult crabs in Maryland waters.
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Chesapeake Bay’s blue crab stock considered sustainable in 2013
June 26, 2013A new report on the blue crab population reveals a stock that is not overfished.
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Winter dredge survey counts Chesapeake Bay crabs
April 25, 2013The annual estimate of blue crab abundance is critical to managing the species.
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