Making a Path for a Declining Crab Population

The Chesapeake Bay's blue crabs are near a historically low ebb, their populations reduced by fishing, pollution and warmer water temperatures. Now, some scientists are pushing for new protections for the shellfish, including a possible sanctuary aimed at protecting female crabs before they spawn.

SOURCES: Smithsonian Environmental Research Center,Maryland Department of Natural Resources,National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | The Washington Post - November 17, 2007

This Story Saving the Blue Crab Video \| A team of researchers at the William and Mary Virginia Institute of Marine Science are trying to better understand why the Chesapeake Bay blue crab population is in decline. Video by Pierre Kattar/washingtonpost.com Despite Rescue Effort, Bay Crabs at an Ebb Making a Path for a Declining Crab Population This Story Alarm Over Blue Crab Decline Article \| COLONIAL BEACH, Va., April 15 -- The governors of Virginia and Maryland pledged Tuesday to make a drastic cut in the harvest of Chesapeake Bay blue crabs, citing new data that show the struggling species continues to be heavily overfished. Despite Rescue Effort, Bay Crabs at an Ebb Making a Path for a Declining Crab Population Saving the Blue Crab The Shrinking Catch		TOOLBOX E-Mail This Save/Share + Digg Facebook Reddit Twitter myspace SOURCES: Smithsonian Environmental Research Center,Maryland Department of Natural Resources,National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration \| The Washington Post - November 17, 2007 ¬es=The Chesapeake Bay's blue crabs are near a historically low ebb, their populations reduced by fishing, pollution and warmer water temperatures. Now, some scientists are pushing for new protections for the shellfish, including a possible sanctuary aimed at protecting female crabs before they spawn." onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('delicious')" onmouseout="resetbg2('delicious')" target="new">del.icio.us SOURCES: Smithsonian Environmental Research Center,Maryland Department of Natural Resources,National Oceanic, Atmospheric Administration \| The Washington Post - November 17, 2007 \'),\'newstrust\'+(new Date()).getMilliseconds(),\'dependent=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,alwaysRaised=yes,status=yes,directories=yes,location=yes,menubar=yes,toolbar=yes,width=430,height=750,modal=no\'));ntw.focus();'" onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('newstrust')" onmouseout="resetbg2('newstrust')">NewsTrust Stumble It! COMMENT 0 Comments Your browser's settings may be preventing you from commenting on and viewing comments about this item. See instructions for fixing the problem. Discussion Policy CLOSE Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing this site. Please review the full rules governing commentaries and discussions. You are fully responsible for the content that you post. Who's Blogging » Links to this graphic
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