Part 2 of WTOP's Claws and Effect series looks at the competition the Chesapeake Bay blue crab is facing under the water.

The blue crab is as synonymous with the culture of the D.C. region as marble buildings and political gridlock are with D.C.

After a 16-year prohibition, a group of Virginia watermen voted to reinstate winter crab dredging. Many argue the decision ...

Blue crabs are perhaps the most iconic species in the Chesapeake Bay. The crustacean, which is actually blue, is a favorite among seafood lovers, but pollution, habitat loss and harvest pressure ...

Many argue the decision puts the blue crab’s... Winter crabbing strained Chesapeake Bay’s blue crab population. It may soon resume Blue crabs are perhaps the most iconic species in the ...