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Virginia Lifts Winter Dredging Ban on Crabs

Blue Crab
Blue Crab

Virginia officials have lifted the ban on winter dredging of the Blue Crab after some 16 years. Maryland officials and environmentalists expressed their alarm pointing to recent low populations. In our weekly series with the Bay Journal Delmarva Public Media's Don Rush talks with staff writer Jeremy Cox about the surprise move.

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.