The team also detected signs of cannibalism on 42 percent of the crabs. The living crabs had injuries associated with cannibalism, while those that were killed had some remains left behind. There was ...

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

A 37-year study in the Chesapeake Bay revealed that a major predator of young blue crabs might be their own kind ...

The researchers found that the smallest crabs were the most vulnerable, and more than twice as likely to get eaten compared to medium or large juveniles.

Researchers used 37 years of data to study predation on blue crabs in Chesapeake Bay. They discovered the animals are eating ...

"We fight this blue crab, but he is stronger than us because there are so many of them." Experts recommend public eat crab species that could put fishing industry at risk: 'An animal of unacceptable ...

With no wind to speak of, the water was calm along a pier on Virginia’s Eastern Shore. And with no clouds to speak of, the sun beat down on Xuqing Chen as she filled a mesh cage with oysters on a hot ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The blue crab is so named because of its sapphire-tinted claws. Its shell, or carapace, is actually a mottled brownish color, and ...

In the salty, brackish waters of the Chesapeake Bay, a silent guardian sits amid swaying aquatic grasses, patrolling and protecting its marine life from diseases and dirtiness. Unlike most animals, ...

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 ...

Over the summer, crabbers in Chesapeake Bay pulled up four funny looking creatures. They were not the bay’s normal, skinny blue crabs, but instead, chunky stone crabs, the delectable crustaceans whose ...