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Until trap season reopens, blue crabs may be harvested with other gear, such as dip nets and fold-up traps. Blue crab ...

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The Virginia Marine Resources Commission maintained existing regulations, which ban catching blue crabs during winter months.

“Usually when the water temperatures drop below 10 C (50 F), this variety of crab doesn’t survive,” Enridca Franchi, a marine biologist and researcher with the University of Siena, says.

Italy is the largest producer of clams in Europe and the third largest in the world after China and South Korea, according to U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization data from 2021.

“The latest blue crab numbers are extremely distressing. Blue crabs are a staple on our plates, in our water, and in our culture," said Chris Moore, executive director of CBF Virginia.

Lee ‘Lucky’ Alewine sorts blue crabs on Sept. 20, 2024, throwing back small ones or females carrying eggs and keeping crabs that are at least five inches from across the shell, point to point.