Learn how a 37-year study in Chesapeake Bay revealed that cannibalistic blue crabs are the biggest threat to young crabs, and why shallow waters may help them survive. Young blue crabs in Chesapeake ...

Why the Chesapeake Bay blue crab population swings year to year: winter cold, underwater grasses, blue catfish, the dead zone and ocean currents.

After half a decade of worryingly low numbers, the Chesapeake Bay's blue crab population appears to be fighting its way out of a slump. This year's field sampling estimated a total population of 349 ...

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Smithsonian researchers discovered who devours the most young blue crabs in the Chesapeake Bay — it’s not people or even fish, but older, larger blue crabs with a surprising taste for cannibalism. And ...

Blue crab populations in the Chesapeake Bay have increased by 46% since last year. Juvenile and adult male crab numbers saw significant growth, but adult female crabs declined. The total population of ...

The Chesapeake Bay is seeing a major spike in the blue crab population, according to the Chesapeake Bay Blue Crab Winter Dredge Survey. The survey estimates there are nearly 350 million blue crabs in ...