Rice, now in his 60s, has been crabbing in the Chesapeake since 1968. Tensions over the health of the Chesapeake Bay and its wildlife have been simmering for a while, but now they’re bubbling over.

The Chesapeake Bay has long been a lifeline ... This strike brought the crabbing industry to a halt and caused ripples along the Eastern Shore. As the strike continued, a White crowd of 100 ...

The crabbing season runs from mid-March through November, except in Delaware Bay where it goes until mid-December. There are size restrictions on the crabs you can keep - peeler or shedder crabs ...

With commercial crabbing restrictions along portions of the California coast, some residents in the Bay Area spent Thanksgiving Day catching their own Dungeness crab to complete their holiday meal.

Last week, a fisherman landed a sheepshead that was a few ounces shy of record in Raritan Bay. Now a northern pufferfish was just landed in Barnegat Bay that could set a new angling benchmark once ...

The decision comes as dozens of whales were seen throughout the area; another humpback whale was found dead, tangled in crabbing gear in Monterey Bay. Crab fishing this year began in early January ...

On Dec. 12, Barnegat police responded to a 911 call from a distressed boater, who reported that his vessel was sinking near Sun Harbor Marina off Bay Avenue. When police arrived at the marina ...

A Virginia commission’s decision to strike down a ban on the winter dredge harvesting of blue crabs in the Chesapeake Bay drew sharp ... to bolster the commercial crabbing industry during ...

I was instantly intrigued. While it’s easy to wait for better weather to get outside throughout Washington’s cold, dark winters, recreational crabbing offers a fun excuse (and delicious ...

from the Hudson River to Delaware Bay. Although most small boats are ideal for reaching crabbing areas, almost any bank, bulkhead, bridge or pier bordering tidal waters can provide excellent crabbing.