So we urge lawmakers to act this year to pass S.955, which would require commercial fishermen of blue crabs to obtain a limited commercial blue crab license, a commercial saltwater fishing license ...

Requiring those who want to harvest blue crabs by trap to obtain a commercial blue crab license, a commercial saltwater fishing license and a commercial equipment license for traps Making the cost of ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – South Carolina has added several modifications to its blue crab fishing rules set to take effect in 2025 to preserve the blue crab population. The state Department of ...

The purpose of these changes is to promote efficient utilization of blue crabs and economic stability for the fishing industry, according to the Marine Resources Commission.

Dungeness crab season gets underway amid hope for relief in commercial fishing fleet Short crab seasons and a collapse of salmon stocks has left many in the coastal fishing fleet struggling to ...

Recreational and commercial blue crab traps in all waters of the St. Johns River system must be removed from the water before Jan. 16, the first day of a 10-day trap closure, the FWC said in a ...

Chef Scott Harrison of Boatyard Bar & Grill in Annapolis, Md., has taken on a dual mission in recent years: aid in restoration of the Chesapeake Bay by elevating the invasive blue catfish as a ...

A Dungeness crab. (Florian Graner, Sealife Productions/ NOAA) (CN) — After some delay to protect migrating humpback whale populations from entanglement in fishing gear, commercial fishing for ...

The secretary of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources proposes to amend regulations for the management of the state's recreational and commercial blue crab harvest. In 2001, the Maryland ...

The number of blue crabs reached a 50-year low in 2023, so SC lawmakers must pass new rules on commercial crab harvesting and help the species bounce back ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – South Carolina has added several modifications to its blue crab fishing rules set to take effect in 2025 to preserve the blue crab population. The state Department of ...

RICHMOND, Va. – The commercial harvest of blue crabs has been extended in Virginia as the crab population trends upward. The Virginia Marine Resources Commission voted last week to approve the ...