HAMPTON, Va. — The ban on winter crab dredging in Virginia waters has been lifted for the first time in over a decade, according to the Virginia Marine Resources Commission (VMRC). The commission says ...

A crab being measured during the 2023 Bay-wide Blue Crab Winter Dredge Survey. Photo courtesy of Kenny Fletcher/Chesapeake Bay Foundation In a reversal from a decision earlier this year, the Virginia ...

Virginia’s fishery managers have lifted the longstanding ban on dredging for blue crabs during the winter in the Chesapeake Bay, a seismic policy shift that drew strong criticism from their Maryland ...

NEWPORT NEWS — Virginia is paying for a scientific study to determine how harmful dredging for blue crabs in the Chesapeake Bay may be to the ecosystem and crab population. State regulators have a ...

NORFOLK, Va. — Environmental advocates are raising concerns over the continued decline of the Chesapeake Bay’s blue crab population, just as this year’s regulations on harvesting the species have been ...

CHESAPEAKE BAY - The Virginia Marine Resources Commission (VMRC) has voted 5-4 to repeal a ban on blue crab dredging in the winter near the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay, drawing criticism from Maryland ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — In a pivotal decision, the Virginia Marine Resources Commission (VMRC) voted 5-4 this week to repeal a longstanding regulation governing commercial crabbing in Virginia waters.

CRABBER IN ABERDEEN FOR HIS TAKE ON THIS ISSUE. NOBODY LIKES THE IDEA OF WINTER DREDGING, AND THAT INCLUDES THE STAFF OF THE COMMISSION LOOKING INTO IT. ONE IMPORTANT BUT HARD TO DETERMINE AT THIS ...

A female crab dredged from the York River in Virginia during an annual winter survey displays a numerical tag placed on it by a graduate student at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science. Photo by ...

This article was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. In a reversal from a decision earlier this year ...