Blue crab larvae died at greater rates in waters with higher acidity and lower oxygen levels — conditions likely to intensify with climate change and increased nitrogen, according to a new study.

BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- A recent study released by the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science shows that warmer water temperatures could lead to a more productive blue crab season.

The results show that blue crabs can — at moderate water temperatures — survive at oxygen levels as low as 1.3 milligrams per liter, just 15 percent of the oxygen available in fully saturated seawater ...

The last time blue crabs were seen here in large numbers coincided with the last significant period of warm water in the Gulf of Maine in the 1950s.

Harvesting blue crabs is still big business in Florida. ... Zoea transform into megalopa after about 40 days and a dozen or so molts depending on water temperature and food availability.

This week’s extreme tides, ranging from remarkably low to high, have created fantastic opportunities for uncovering beach treasures along Texas beaches. The shifting dune and waterlines have ...

As the ocean temperature warms, more blue crabs are moving into the Gulf of Maine, ... with an average surface water temperature of 53.66 degrees Fahrenheit.

“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.