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.

“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 ...

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 ...

Under the new regulations, fishermen will be free to catch blue crabs between sunset and sunrise – something that was made illegal in the 1930s, for reasons that aren't entirely clear.