Md. Natural Resources Dept. Reports Encouraging Results From the Chesapeake Bay Blue Crab Winter Dredge Survey
May 19, 2023
May 19, 2023
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, May 19 (TNSres) -- The Maryland Department of Natural Resources issued the following news:
The Chesapeake Bay Blue Crab Winter Dredge Survey, a cooperative effort between the Maryland Department of Natural Resources and the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS), estimates 323 million blue crabs in the Chesapeake Bay in 2023, an increase from last year's low of 227 million crabs.
The number of spawning age female crabs increased from 97 mi . . .
The Chesapeake Bay Blue Crab Winter Dredge Survey, a cooperative effort between the Maryland Department of Natural Resources and the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS), estimates 323 million blue crabs in the Chesapeake Bay in 2023, an increase from last year's low of 227 million crabs.
The number of spawning age female crabs increased from 97 mi . . .