Starting Jan. 19, Rhode Island fishermen will be allowed to catch blue crabs at night. The obscure ban was overturned by the General Assembly last year, allowing the Department of Environmental ...

Invasive species can wreak havoc on an ecosystem. But in Italy, NBC New York reported that fishermen, lobbying groups, and environmentalists have agreed on a delicious solution to problems posed by ...

A recent Maryland trip taught me how essential blue crabs are in the Old Line State. On the chalkboard menu at Crabtowne USA, a fantastic sports bar in the Baltimore suburb of Glen Burnie, a dozen ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – South Carolina has added several modifications to its blue crab fishing rules set to take effect in 2025 to preserve the blue crab population. The state Department of Natural ...

Today we have a slightly different episode, as we're not technically 'fishing', but instead crabbing! We're geared up with a very simple setup as we aim to catch ourselves some blue crabs. We talk ...

JAMES ISLAND, S.C. (WCSC) - The state recorded a record low of blue crab numbers last year, but a bill that is currently going through legislation could change that. The South Carolina Department of ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — Some important changes are coming to the world of crabbing this year, all with the stated goal of protecting and preserving South Carolina's blue crab population. “There's ...

Lance Nacio, of Anne Marie Shrimp of Montegut, Louisiana, uses a stick to measure a blue crab in the Barataria Basin between the Mississippi and Atchafalaya rivers on Jan. 23, 2024. Roseate spoonbills ...

As this year's Legislative session ended, lawmakers found a way to resurrect and pass a nearly dead bill to strengthen South Carolina's regulations on fishing for blue crabs, an important bill that ...

Some folks are squeamish about such things. They don’t exactly relish the thought of sharing the water with a critter boasting 10 legs, several feelers and two angry claws. So look away for a moment. ...

Blue crabs are perhaps the most iconic species in the Chesapeake Bay. The crustacean, which is actually blue, is a favorite among seafood lovers, but pollution, habitat loss and harvest pressure are ...

Blue land crabs have been creeping their way up the East Coast, prompting officials in Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina to issue warnings about the potentially invasive species. In a ...