The blue crab, the most vigorously pursued shellfish in the Chesapeake Bay, got no relief Monday from the Virginia Marine Resources Commission. The commission declined to limit the number of ”peeler” ...

And the bait that they use in a peeler pot is actually a large male crab,” Bell said. The male crab serves as the bait announcing his presence in the trap, luring the female crabs into the peeler trap ...

TANGIER SOUND, Md. — Dwight Marshall hoists his crab pot onto the deck of the Miss Marshall and opens the hatch. Inside are half a dozen jellyfish, a few blades of grass and four scurrying peeler ...

As expected, Maryland’s 2002 blue crab harvest fell below the previous year’s catch, but was above the record lows of two years ago, according to preliminary state figures. Through the end of November ...

TANGIER SOUND — Dwight Marshall hoists his crab pot onto the deck of the Miss Marshall and opens the hatch. Inside are a half-dozen jellyfish, a few blades of grass and four scurrying peeler crabs.

It's 4 a.m., hours before the sun will edge over the horizon, and J.W. Eskridge's worries are waiting for him on the docks. In one slip, his two-year-old boat, Rebecca Jean, sits idle. Next to his ...

Got an e-mail this past week from a reader who wanted to know where the name "Jimmy" came from relative to blue crabs. I have always heard that the larger males blue crabs were referred to as "Jimmies ...

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TAYLORS ISLAND– –The crab is bursting. Slowly, it kicks its legs and thrusts forward, pushing and writhing. In a matter of minutes, it wriggles out of its shell, its bluish skin soft as Jell-O. Bonnie ...

DNA tests of the Casey’s Seafood labeled as being from the Cheseapeake Bay actually contained “distressed” crabmeat from other areas of the world, including Indonesia and South America. McClatchy ...

The past two weeks have been rough for anglers up and down the shore. Rough seas and rough weather have bound most to land, but some have braved the weather and made the rewarding catch off the beach.