Maryland Department of Natural Resources Reports Encouraging Results from the Chesapeake Bay Blue Crab Winter Dredge Survey
May 18, 2023 Increases Recorded in Adult Crab Population, Juvenile Recruitment Still Concerning Scientists and fishery managers from Maryland and V...
May 18, 2023 Increases Recorded in Adult Crab Population, Juvenile Recruitment Still Concerning Scientists and fishery managers from Maryland and Virginia visit 1,500 sites around the Chesapeake Bay to conduct the annual blue crab winter dredge survey. Maryland Department of Natural Resources phot0 The Chesapeake Bay Blue Crab Winter Dredge Survey , a cooperative effort between the Maryland Department of Natural Resources and the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS), estimates 323 million blue crabs in the Chesapeake Bay in 2023, an increase from last year's low of 227 million crabs.