Under the new regulations, fishermen will be free ... to catch blue crabs in state waters. This article originally appeared on The Providence Journal: New year brings new blue crab fishing rules ...

In Florida, nearly 25,700 people have recreational crab trap permits for the 2019-20 season: 13,525 for stone crabs and 12,171 for blue crabs. Some are low-income residents who rely on a free meal.

Chicken necks or backs are cheap and work well. You will need a fishing license to harvest blue crabs in the state of Florida. There is no size limit for blue crabs, but its best to let the ...

“They set up a thing saying that you had to catch 'X' amount of pounds per year to keep your commercial fishing license, your blue crab license. If you're worried about the population, what you ...

The trawler Phyllis Ann’s first tow of the day, made at the foot of the Statue of Liberty, returned just a half-bushel of blue crabs and ... so smaller crabs, fish and mollusks can escape.

Pasta with blue crabs is prepared at a restaurant kitchen in Orbetello, Italy, Monday, Aug. 14, 2023. If fishing is, for now, the only way to stop these hordes of blue crabs that are spreading ...