Blue crab populations in the Chesapeake Bay took a sizable hit in 2025, marking a need for more cautious harvest regulations, some environmentalists say.

Sitting under the shaded porch of a Southern home, your eye may wander and catch a blue colored ceiling above your head - a staple across the South - and people are just finding out why.

Following a strong 2024 numbers, the blue crab population in the Chesapeake Bay has fallen to the second-lowest number in recent history, according to a new report.

Blue crab abundance in the Chesapeake Bay this year was at its second-lowest level since winter dredge surveys began in 1990, according to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources.

The Chesapeake Bay’s blue crab population has fallen to its second-lowest level since 1990, down 25% from last year, according to an annual study published Thursday.

"The iconic nature of blue crab in Chesapeake Bay goes back hundreds of years," says Moore. "They have so many different connections to so many different people here in the Chesapeake Bay region." ...

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There could be as many as 100 million catfish in the Chesapeake Bay. Estimates for the blue catfish population range from 700 million to 1 billion pounds, according to research from Virginia Tech.

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