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Chesapeake Bay Blue Crab Population Remains Low
By Maryland Department of Natural Resources Published: October 16, 2007  Print  EmailThe blue crab population in the Chesapeake Bay remained below the long-term average last year, according to an advisory report released by the Chesapeake Bay Stock Assessment Committee. The annual Blue Crab Advisory Report <https://owa.dnr.state.md.us/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://chesapeakebay.noaa.gov/docs/2007bluecrabadvisoryreport.pdf> provides information to help the states of Maryland and Virginia and the Potomac River Fisheries Commission decide how to manage the next season's blue crab fishery. The 2007 report bases its findings primarily on data collected by the bay-wide winter dredge survey, which is the most comprehensive and robust annual blue crab survey conducted in the bay. The 2006 bay-wide crab harvest of 48.9 million pounds was among the lowest recorded since 1945, and the 2007 harvest is predicted to be about the same. Scientists reported low levels of both juvenile and female crabs. For more information, visit http://chesapeakebay.noaa.gov <https://owa.dnr.state.md.us/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://chesapeakebay.noaa.gov/> . View Comments (0) |
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