Chesapeake Bay crab harvest could be poor this year, survey suggests
But drop in juveniles is countered by increase in adult females capable of spawning Pickings could be slim for Chesapeake Bay blue crabs this year, according to an annual survey with sampling that detected a 54 percent drop in the number of juvenile crabs. The estimate, conducted by the Virginia Institute of Marine Science and …
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