To catch blue claw crab jimmies, use baited lines or traps from a dock, bank or boat. Popular baits include menhaden (bunker) and chicken necks. If you haven’t caught a jimmy, keep trying.

A vehicle crash involving a van hauling barrels of blue crabs temporarily closed Interstate 64 early Thursday morning after the crustaceans were scattered all over the roadway.

Blue crabs spilled across Interstate 64 West in New Kent County Thursday morning following a crash, which the sheriff’s office deemed a “crab-tastrophe.” ...

A van carrying blue crabs crashed on I-64 West near mile marker 206, releasing crustaceans onto the interstate and causing temporary road closure.

Blue crab populations in the Chesapeake Bay took a sizable hit in 2025, marking a need for more cautious harvest regulations, some environmentalists say.

Blue crab populations in the Chesapeake Bay took a sizable hit in 2025, marking a need for more cautious harvest regulations, some environmentalists say. Each winter, the Maryland Department of ...

The Chesapeake Bay blue crab could be experiencing a population crash on par with the early 2000s, when experts feared the prized mid-Atlantic species was at risk of hitting unrecoverable levels.

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Following a strong 2024 numbers, the blue crab population in the Chesapeake Bay has fallen to the second-lowest number in recent history, according to a new report.

Blue crab abundance in the Chesapeake Bay this year was at its second-lowest level since winter dredge surveys began in 1990.

The Chesapeake Bay’s blue crab population has fallen to its second-lowest level since 1990, down 25% from last year, according to an annual study published Thursday. The numbers are alarming ...

Chesapeake Bay's iconic blue crabs are dwindling. See why numbers are down and how the Bay Foundation is searching for solutions to protect this vital species.