Learn how to pick the freshest live crabs for your seafood feast with these tips on spotting quality, freshness, and flavor ...

Smithsonian researchers discovered who eats the most young blue crabs in the Chesapeake Bay — it’s not people, or even fish, ...

The findings by Smithsonian researchers could help experts better manage this crustacean's population. The creatures play ...

Young blue crabs face their biggest threat from their own kind, but shallow water can provide a crucial refuge from cannibalism.

The Chesapeake Bay's most popular crustacean has a dark streak. Cannibalism is the No. 1 killer of juvenile blue crabs in mid ...

In an impressive 37-year-long investigation confirmed that the top—practically only—cause of death for young blue crabs was ...

The researchers found that the smallest crabs were the most vulnerable, and more than twice as likely to get eaten compared ...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — 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 ...

With no wind to speak of, the water was calm along a pier on Virginia’s Eastern Shore. And with no clouds to speak of, the ...

The blue crab population in Maryland's Chesapeake Bay is among the lowest it's been in 35 years, but watermen say that doesn't necessarily mean crabs will cost you more this summer. A survey by the ...

From sweet to savory, these Pennsylvania spots offer all-you-can-eat crabs that make every visit unforgettable.