RICHMOND — 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 ...

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 ...

Because blue crabs are so important to the waterways, both commercial and recreational crabbers have recently been voicing concerns over the health of their population. This is why in 2021, SCDNR took ...

Most of the changes pertain to the commercial blue crab fishery and address ways to prevent overexploitation of the fishery, which remained largely unregulated in South Carolina over recent decades.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) — Changes are coming for South Carolina’s crabbing industry as new sustainability-focused regulations are set to take effect July 1. State lawmakers approved a sweeping ...

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 ...

Commercial crabbing is a dirty and physical job but fishermen who choose to do it say their workplace -- the wilds of the Lowcountry -- outweighs all that ...

But there are signs that blue crabs of different life stages are now in the Gulf of Maine's warmer estuaries. Blue crab larvae have been caught since 2016.

Recreational and commercial blue crab traps in Northwest Florida must be removed from the water by January 5th, 2025, as a 10-day trap closure goes into effect. The closure, which affects all ...

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 ...

South Carolina implements new regulations for blue crab fishery in 2025, including harvest limits, escape rings, and an enhanced recreational crab trap endorsement.