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Maryland scientists mapped the DNA of a blue crab for the first time. It could unlock new clues to understanding the species.

In the basement of a lab at Baltimore’s Inner Harbor, The Chosen One was born. At least, that’s what the researchers at the University of Maryland’s Center for Environmental Science called her. She ...
The Baltimore Sun

Blue crab abundance holds steady in the Chesapeake, a year after rebounding from historic low

After a rebound last year from a rock bottom count the year before, the number of blue crabs estimated in the Chesapeake Bay held fairly steady, according to this year’s winter survey. For the survey, ...
The Virginian-Pilot

Blue crab population booms in Chesapeake Bay by 100 million, report finds

After a hit to the blue crab population last year, the numbers have grown by over 100 million in 2026. The population is estimated at 349 million in the Chesapeake Bay, compared with 238 million last ...
Washington Post

Blue crab invasion upends Italy’s culinary traditions and ecology

VENICE — Last summer, while sweating my way through the Rialto fish market, I spotted a familiar sight from my North Carolina upbringing: Atlantic blue crabs, labeled “granchio blu.” My Italian is not ...