N.C. State: Study Challenges Theory Behind N.C. Blue Crab Decline
September 25, 2025
September 25, 2025
RALEIGH, North Carolina, Sept. 25 (TNSjou) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release:
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Study Challenges Theory Behind N.C. Blue Crab Decline
In a new study, researchers from North Carolina State University compared numbers of juvenile blue crabs across three nursery habitats in Pamlico Sound, both pre- and post-fishery decline, and found that while adult populations declined and have remained low, juvenile populations remaine . . .
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Study Challenges Theory Behind N.C. Blue Crab Decline
In a new study, researchers from North Carolina State University compared numbers of juvenile blue crabs across three nursery habitats in Pamlico Sound, both pre- and post-fishery decline, and found that while adult populations declined and have remained low, juvenile populations remaine . . .