New University of Maryland Research Could Extend Bay Crabs’ Shelf Life

August 6, 2020 Chesapeake Bay Magazine

The University of Maryland, College Park has secured nearly $ 300,000 through NOAA, from the 2020 Saltonstall-Kennedy Competitive Grants Program, to study a new crab meat processing technology. The goal? To help local seafood get back its market share.

Chesapeake Bay’s Blue Crab Populations are Healthy, Report Finds

July 8, 2020 DAVE RESS, DAILY PRESS

The bay’s blue crabs aren’t being over-harvested and the population isn’t depleted, which means there’s no need for significant changes in how many watermen catch, the Chesapeake Bay Program’s annual Blue Crab Advisory Report said.

Chesapeake Bay Blue Crab Numbers are Down but Still in Healthy Range

May 29, 2020 DAVE RESS, DAILY PRESS

The number of Chesapeake Bay crabs dropped over the winter, but the totals for juveniles and female adults are still healthy, according to the latest winter blue crab dredge survey.

Chesapeake Bay’s Blue Crab Industry Suffers One-Two Punch With Less Seasonal Help, Virus

The crab season is off to a slow and foreboding start around the Chesapeake Bay, with many crabmeat processors crippled by an inability to import seasonal workers and by watermen worried they’ll be unable to sell all they can catch as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

Low Salinity Wallops Oysters in the Chesapeake Bay

Rain has dealt a serious blow to the Chesapeake Bay’s oysters — and to the people who make a living harvesting, cultivating or restoring them.