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Chesapeake Bay blue crabs drop 62 percent in six years
A six year survey finds Chesapeake Bay blue crabs reduced from 1.75 billion to 664 million, a 62 percent decline. Maryland and Virginia scientists warn overfishing and call for tighter harvest rules while noting harvest figures may not directly reflect crab abundance.
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Baltimore
Chesapeake
Bay
Chesapeake Bay
William Goldsborough
Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Maryland
Virginia
Romaald Lipcius
Virginia Institute of Marine Sciences
Gloucester
University of Maryland
Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
Virginia Institute
Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Chesapeake Lab
Solomons
M. Elizabeth Gillelan
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Annapolis