blue crabs

An annual survey has found that the 2022 blue crab population in the Chesapeake Bay is the lowest it’s been in 33 years. However, the findings don’t yet appear to require immediate intervention in crab harvesting, and hungry customers don’t seem afraid of a potential price increase. News4’s Darcy Spencer reports.

Maryland officials say the Chesapeake Bay’s blue crab population is estimated to be at its lowest since an annual survey began in 1990. The Department of Natural Resources’ annual winter dredge survey estimates that 227 million crabs are living in the nation’s largest estuary. That’s down from 282 million in 2021. The survey’s highest estimate for crabs in the bay...

Maryland blue crabs are a local summer staple, but this year, a shortage is causing prices to skyrocket. News4’s Justin Finch reports.