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Crab Population in Bay Declines for the Third Straight Year

Delmarva Public Media | By Don Rush
Published May 23, 2022 at 10:53 AM EDT
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Jarek Tuszynski

The crab population in Chesapeake Bay continues to drop sharply for the third straight year. Allison Colden, Maryland Senior Fisheries Scientist for the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, says there could be a number of factors contributing to the decline.

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Don Rush
Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.
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