Md. Natural Resources Dept. Reports Results From the 2024 Chesapeake Bay Blue Crab Winter Dredge Survey
May 23, 2024
May 23, 2024
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, May 23 (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 317 million blue crabs in the Chesapeake Bay in 2024, compared to 323 million crabs last year.
The number of spawning age female crabs decreased from 152 million crabs in 202 . . .
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 317 million blue crabs in the Chesapeake Bay in 2024, compared to 323 million crabs last year.
The number of spawning age female crabs decreased from 152 million crabs in 202 . . .