But with 40 percent of the nation’s domestic crab supply coming from the Chesapeake Bay and another 5-10 percent from the Delaware Bay, it’s more likely the blue crab will end its life on a ...

To legally harvest blue crabs in New Jersey, you need to measure the crab from point to point of the carapace (shell). The minimum size requirements are 4-1/2 inches for hard crabs, 3-1/2 inches ...