Maryland Cuts Blue Crab Harvest Becuase of Scarcity
posted 9:10 am Fri February 29, 2008 - ANNAPOLIS, Md.
At a tense meeting tonight, Maryland authorities explained their proposals to about 100 crabbers. The cuts are coming because last year's harvest in Maryland was second-lowest since 1945, and scientists expect this summer's catch won't be much better. Biologists say winter crab surveys, which aren't final yet, point to more trouble ahead.
Virginia fisheries officials have already signaled dramatic changes to their crab limits are coming.Both states are looking at lower bushel limits, fewer recreational licenses to catch crabs, even a full ban on catching females over a certain size.
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