Maryland's Blue Crabs — and its Crabbers — are Having a Rough Season
The blue crab population, at one of the lowest points ever recorded, is having a costly impact on people who depend on it.
In Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay, two populations are under threat: the iconic blue crab and the crabbers whose livelihoods have depended on this fishery for hundreds of years.
This season, survey counts of the iconic crustaceans hit one of their lowest points on record. That has driven up costs at restaurants at a time when disposable income is scarce and inflation is driving up...
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