New research has found that female crabs show significantly greater sensitivity to electromagnetic fields (EMFs) from underwater power cables than males, which transmit electricity from offshore ...

LONG BRANCH, N.J.— The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission voted today to temporarily halt the harvest of female horseshoe crabs in Delaware Bay, a crucial nesting area and stopover habitat ...

DOVER, Del.— The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission decided this week to forgo a 2024 bait harvest of female horseshoe crabs in Delaware Bay, where the crabs’ eggs provide a critical food ...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The number of spawning-age female blue crabs in the Chesapeake Bay has dropped significantly, prompting marine officials in the Virginia and Maryland area to focus on protecting ...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Well, the results are in! Maryland has enough female crabs to feed us all this summer. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reports that female blue crabs have increased ...

A commission acknowledged concerns about the threatened shorebirds that rely on crab eggs as a critical food source around the Delaware Bay. By Jon Hurdle A fisheries regulator on Thursday ...

The number of spawning-age female blue crabs in the Chesapeake Bay has dropped significantly, prompting marine officials in the Virginia and Maryland area to focus on protecting and building up the ...

Big changes could be on the horizon for fishermen across the state. The North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries is considering imposing limit on female crab harvesting this summer. As part of ...

CRAB FEASTS WILL CONTINUE LIKE THEY ALWAYS DO IN MARYLAND BUT THIS SUMMER COULD BE MORE EXPENSIVE. >> I THINK IT IS A MIXED BAG WITH THE DATA. BLUE CRABS TEND TO DO THIS TO US VERY OFTEN. THEY SEND US ...

Horseshoe crabs spawn along the shore of the Indian River Inlet at James Farm Ecological Preserve in Ocean View, Delaware. (Emma Lee/WHYY) The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission has spared ...