The crabbing season runs from mid-March through November, except in Delaware Bay where it goes until mid-December. There are ...

August is a great time to catch blue claw crabs in New Jersey. The water is at some of its warmest temperatures in August and you are likely to catch some pretty big crabs. The month of August is also ...

The end of August is also often cited as the best time for crabbing at the Jersey Shore because it’s when blue crabs are most active and plentiful.

All these years later, crabbing is still an essential part of my summers, though now the blue-claw grounds have shifted south to Ocean City, New Jersey, where my in-laws have their beach house.

As part of a community educational effort, the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is reminding residents about prohibited crabbing in the surrounding waters of Bayonne.

Ann Alas, 34, has her scoop net at the ready. On her first crabbing trip of the summer, she's hoping to net a mess of blue claws for her dinner table at home in the Bronx. Standing at the railing ...