However, challenges such as predation, water quality issues, and habitat loss persist, threatening the blue crab’s survival ... ensuring that the Chesapeake Bay remains a vibrant and productive ...

As the Maryland blue crab season commences on April 1, spanning the Chesapeake Bay, its tidal tributaries ... including loss of habitat and crab pot mortality. He emphasized the critical role ...

Privateer made inroads with the Chesapeake Bay commercial fishing boat market early. This photo was taken in the 1980s of the ...

From May 30 th to July 26 th 2019, five crab pots were ... Terrapin nesting habitats and projected sea level rise. Holly Funkhouser ’19. Diamondback terrapins are turtles that inhabit Virginia ...

According to the Army Corps of Engineers, the restoration of James Island’s habitat is essential for the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem. "Restoration of island habitat is necessary and valuable to the ...

CRISFIELD, MD - Icy conditions swept across the Chesapeake Bay on Thursday as frigid temperatures caused parts of the water to freeze. At Somers Cove Marina in Crisfield, the usually flowing ...

Species-specific differences in the proximity of adult habitats ... The blue crab Callinectes sapidus. Maryland Sea Grant. EPIFANIO, C. E., A. K. MASSE, AND R. W. GRAVINE. 1989. Transport of blue crab ...