Every year, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reports to Congress on the status of U.S. fisheries. The report breaks the data down by region, and highlights which stocks are ...

How many blue crabs are in our river? A whole bunch. And you can even find some on a "farm" in Oak Hill, where you can pick ...

RICHMOND — The commercial harvest of blue crabs has been extended in Virginia as the crab population trends upward. The Virginia Marine Resources Commission voted last week to approve the extension ...

CHESAPEAKE, Va. — Fourth graders in Chesapeake are leaving the classroom for their latest lesson. The Elizabeth River Project is teaming up with Chesapeake Public Schools to engage all fourth graders ...

The crabs are devouring stocks of eels, clams, and mussels and wreaking havoc on fishing nets. A fisherman holds a blue crab in the Orbetello lagoon, Italy, Monday, Aug. 14, 2023. Every morning, ...

Italians are fighting an invasion of predatory blue crabs with an attitude borne of centuries of culinary making do: If you can’t beat them, eat them. Fishermen, lobbying groups and environmentalists ...

Currently, there are four things we know for certain about blue crabs: 1. The Chesapeake Bay population is at an all-time low since managers began keeping track more than three decades ago. 2. Swift ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. DJERBA, Tunisia, and SICILY, Italy — On the deck of the Ghanem, which in Arabic means “winner,” sit eight boxes crawling with life. Blue legs and ...

Join us on an exhilarating underwater journey as we dive into the deep blue sea in search of a gigantic crab! This spearfishing adventure showcases the thrill of discovering these incredible sea ...

Sabrina Imbler is the author of the forthcoming book “How Far the Light Reaches: A Life in Ten Sea Creatures.” A remotely operated vehicle filmed a life-form this summer on the seafloor that was ...

Every year, we have a couple of Atlantic deep-sea red crabs (Chaceon quinquedens) in our tank at the Oceanarium at Hampton Beach. This year, we were able to get them from Jillian Robillard at Southern ...