As people flock to the Jersey Shore, they’re looking for more than a beach tan or a ride at their favorite amusement pier. They’re looking for the memories and traditions that elevate an ordinary ...

Where are the crabs biting in New Jersey this summer? Crabbers are having the best luck in tidal creeks and shallow bays. The Barnegat Bay area in Ocean County is known to be a great spot for crabbing ...

This week, WTOP takes you from the bottom of the bay to the picnic table in our four-part series Claws and Effect: The murky future of the Chesapeake Bay blue crab. Listen on air and read it online.

The full moon may be the best time ever to bait your lines and cast them into back bays and tributaries. Here’s what you need to know if you are planning to catch blue claw crabs this weekend during ...

The long Labor Day weekend is the perfect opportunity to get out and crab for blue claws in New Jersey with ideal weather expected. The crabs are biting during August and crabbers are having the best ...

ORBETELLO, Italy (AP) — Italians are fighting an invasion of predatory blue crabs with an attitude borne of centuries of culinary making do: If you can't beat them, eat them. Fishermen, lobbying ...

Editor's Note: The shortages in this story have eased. Check with your favorite crab restaurant to see if they have crabs back in stock. For example, here's the Mrs. Robino's menu ... For many ...

How many blue crabs are in our river? A whole bunch. And you can even find some on a "farm" in Oak Hill, where you can pick ...

Beaufort native Brett Everett races across the glassy surface of the Morgan River in a 22-foot boat on a muggy 71-degree morning, using the Lowcountry waterway to drive deep into the salt marshes. But ...

GLOUCESTER — The Chesapeake Bay might have a new resident, thanks to warming waters and successful habitat restoration. Blue crabs are the typical catch in local waters. But crabbers on the bay have ...

An invasive crab species that is native to the US East Coast is wreaking havoc with Albania's lagoons, devouring the local fish and leaving lagoon fishermen in despair. Blue crab. Photo: Pixabay Prek ...