Md Crab Season 2024
Md Crab Season 2024. The maryland department of natural resources said 317 million blue crabs are in the chesapeake bay in 2024, compared to 323 million crabs last year. The annual winter dredge survey by maryland and virginia said there are an estimated 317 million blue crabs in the chesapeake bay this year.
The following table summarizes rules governing the harvest and possession of fish species that harvesters commonly catch in maryland’s coastal waters. Maryland’s blue crab season runs from april 1 to december 15 in the chesapeake bay and december 31 in the atlantic ocean and its coastal bays and tidal tributaries.