harvest

HAMPTON, Va. (AP) - Virginia's health department has closed shellfish harvesting on part of a Chesapeake Bay estuary because of a raw sewage spill.The…

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - Regulators say they need to get a firmer handle on how many horseshoe crabs die as part of their harvest for biomedical use.The…

The Maryland state senate has approved a measure that would require the University of Maryland to set harvesting levels for the oysters in the Chesapeake…

The blue crab could be coming back in Delaware.The harvest is expected to bring in around 4 million pounds.The Wilmington News Journal reports that’s 1…

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) - An annual survey by marine officials shows a significant increase in the number of blue crabs in the Chesapeake Bay.The Virginia…

Crab prices are coming down from an average of $200 a bushel to around $130.The number of crabs being caught has gone up but demand has still been lower…