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 ...

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 ...

The annual winter dredge survey by Maryland and Virginia said there are an estimated 317 million blue crabs in the Chesapeake Bay this year. File photo by Maryland Matters. The number of blue crabs in ...

An invasive crab species that is native to the US East Coast is wreaking havoc with Albania's lagoons, devouring the local fish and leaving lagoon fishermen in despair. Blue crab. Photo: Pixabay Prek ...

While Maryland and the Chesapeake Bay get most of the attention, the blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) is also the most important and profitable fishery in Delaware. And just like their counterparts ...

The Alaska snow crab harvest has been canceled for the first time ever after billions of the crustaceans have disappeared from the cold, treacherous waters of the Bering Sea in recent years. The ...

A marine conservationist has revealed the secrets of one of the ocean's most beautiful but dangerous creatures. The mysterious blue sea dragon is a species of small sea slug that uses venom taken from ...

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 ...

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 ...