Chesapeake Bay Blue Crab Numbers See Encouraging Bounceback in New Survey
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The 2026 Blue Crab Winter Dredge Survey, conducted by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources and Virginia Institute of Marine Science across 1,500 bay sites, documents crab population recovery in the Chesapeake Bay.
The article text provided does not specify the percentage recovery or comparison to prior years.
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