Often treated as throwaway pets, hermit crabs can live 50 years. Mary Akers, a self-taught expert, wants people to appreciate ...

Learn how to pick the freshest live crabs for your seafood feast with these tips on spotting quality, freshness, and flavor ...

Smithsonian researchers discovered who eats the most young blue crabs in the Chesapeake Bay – it’s not people, or even fish, ...

It’s a crab-eat-crab world for the Chesapeake Bay’s juvenile blue crabs (Callinectes sapidus). Literally. Cannibalism is the ...

Young blue crabs face their biggest threat from their own kind, but shallow water can provide a crucial refuge from cannibalism.

The Chesapeake Bay's most popular crustacean has a dark streak. Cannibalism is the No. 1 killer of juvenile blue crabs in mid ...

A blue crab pulled from Virginia’s Chesapeake Bay waters in 2005 displayed something biologists almost never see: one claw ...

Research building data to inform fisheries ...

An environmental group says they intend to sue the National Marine Fisheries Service. WMNF's Chris Young reports.

From sweet to savory, these Pennsylvania spots offer all-you-can-eat crabs that make every visit unforgettable.