Blue Crab Harvest to be Tied to Gender

A waterman with his crabpots on the Little Wicomico River in Reedville
A waterman with his crabpots on the Little Wicomico River in Reedville

After a tough winter for blue crabs, Chesapeake Bay fisheries managers will be using the latest science to help them increase populations by keeping the right number of females out of the pot. Northern Neck Correspondent Pamela D’Angelo reports.

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