The survey estimates approximately 238 million crabs currently live in the Bay, a decline of about 80 million from last year's count.

The Chesapeake Bay’s blue crab population has plummeted to 238 million in 2025, the second-lowest level since surveys began ...

A bill before Congress should make it easier across the bay’s watershed to identify major sources of pollution that might ...

Chesapeake Bay is at a turning point. Once severely polluted, the bay has seen major improvements in recent years. But ...

CHESAPEAKE BAY, MD - Maryland lawmakers have announced nearly $3 million in federal funds to go towards habitat and wetland restoration projects throughout Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay watershed. U ...

Blue Crab Advisory Report shows declining blue crab populations in the Chesapeake Bay, despite no significant overharvesting.

NORFOLK, Va. — The Chesapeake Bay and its tidal tributaries had over 67,000 acres of underwater grasses in 2021, a nearly 9% growth from 2020, but around 38% lower than its all-time recorded ...

The City of Chesapeake and other partners sponsored the Habitat home that was built on Commerce Street. Crystal, a single mother, will be moving into a 1500 square foot, four-bedroom house with ...

Throughout the Chesapeake Bay and its watershed there are natural filters working for free to clean the water and provide habitat. Trees, oysters and wetlands are among the most important. But we d… ...

Blue crab populations fell again, hitting the second-lowest number since Virginia and Maryland marine scientists began counting in 1990, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources said.

Biologists at the Chesapeake Bay Foundation say the number is cause for concern and are calling for stricter harvest regulations. "It’s definitely a red flag, and the continued low numbers are ...

Blue crabs are perhaps the most iconic species in the Chesapeake Bay. The crustacean, which is actually blue, is a favorite among seafood lovers, but pollution, habitat loss and harvest pressure ...