Fishing of blue swimming crabs in Thailand has historically exceeded sustainable levels, leading to a decline in both the number and size of crabs that fishers were catching. Understanding the urgency ...

Did you go crabbing in New Jersey and catch a jimmy? If you didn’t, you’re going to want to keep crabbing. The term jimmy refers to a male blue crab. Jimmies are generally considered to be a good size ...

Before you head out this weekend to crab in New Jersey, get your crabbing checklist ready. New Jersey’s blue crab season 2025 is underway and runs until Nov. 30 in most waters, with an extended season ...

When you think about crabs, you probably picture an angry little creature shuffling sideways while pinching its claws in the air. However, these sideways walks are not the only form of movement of ...

This week, WTOP takes you from the bottom of the bay to the picnic table in our four-part series Claws and Effect: The murky future of the Chesapeake Bay blue crab. Listen on air and read it online.

We crabbed the incoming tide for two hours last week and hauled in 19 blue claw crabs — a clear sign the New Jersey crabbing ...

This week, WTOP takes you from the bottom of the bay to the picnic table in our four-part series Claws and Effect: The murky future of the Chesapeake Bay blue crab. Listen on air and read it online.

Marylanders and visitors love the blue crab as a seafood delicacy, but they chose it as the state crustacean for more than that. It's a species that reflects the working life, history, and ecology of ...