After the worse-ever winter dredge report, DNR has implemented new regs on recreational and commercial crabbers
Down to 1 bushel per boat if you have a license (2-4 dozen for unlicensed, depending) for rec.
Commercial watermen will be limited to at most 15 bushels a day of male crabs in August and September.
If numbers keep falling, I'll bet there will be a moratorium on them within a few years.
Maryland sets first-ever limits on harvest of male Chesapeake blue crabs | WTOP News
For the first time ever, Maryland watermen will soon be limited on how many bushels of male blue crabs they can haul daily from the Chesapeake Bay.
wtop.com
Down to 1 bushel per boat if you have a license (2-4 dozen for unlicensed, depending) for rec.
Commercial watermen will be limited to at most 15 bushels a day of male crabs in August and September.
If numbers keep falling, I'll bet there will be a moratorium on them within a few years.