Providence Journal Article, August 21, 2010
In contrast, Chesaeake Bay crab increase in numbers have not made it easier for the crabbers and industry:
Baltimore Sun Article from August 1, 2010
Baltimore Sun Article from August 1, 2010
"While watermen chiefly blame pollution for the decline of the blue crab population, scientists and government officials counter that overfishing was the main culprit.
They note that crabs rebounded almost immediately after the restrictions were imposed. Scientists counted nearly twice as many adult crabs during the winter dredge survey in early 2009 as in early 2008.
"The increase in the crab population was clearly driven by the regulations put in place baywide," says Lynn Fegley, assistant director of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources' fisheries service."
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