The following are links to information on the blue crab in the
Chesapeake Bay. They include information on the science,
celebrations, catching, cooking and ecology of the crab.
CELEBRATIONS
Festivals and Events and Fast Search
CULTURE
Bay Life - Past and Present
CUISINE
Dining and Recipes
CONNECTIONS
Bay Links and Blue Crab Links
COMMERCE
The Blue Crab Shop and Amazon.com
QUESTIONS ABOUT SEAFOOD CONSUMPTION?
The Maryland Department of the Environment has Recommended Maximum Allowable Yearly Fish and Shellfish Consumption for Specific Bay Areas.
Celebrations of the Blue Crab
Soft Shell Spring Fair
Annual - May
Somers Cove Marina - Crisfield, MD
St. Mary's County Crab Festival
Annual - July
 Governmental Center, Leonardtown, MD
Tawes Crab and Clam Bake
Annual - July
 Somers Cove Marina - Crisfield, MD
Crab Days
Annual - July
 Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum- St. Michaels, MD
National Hard Crab Derby and Fair
Annual - August
 Somers Cove Marina - Crisfield, MD
Study of the Blue Crab
Bay Journal
Life Stages of a Blue Crab
Blue-Crab Archives
Comprehensive site of blue crab info
Maryland Sea Grant, University of MD
Managing and sustaining production
NOAA Species Information Science and Management
Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Anatomy, Life Cycle, Ecology
Catching and Eating the Blue Crab
Blue-Crab Archives Catching, preparation, and cooking
Blue Crab in Delaware & Maryland Catching, cooking and life cycle
Maryland Blue Crab Crab lore, crabbing, picking & recipes
Sea Science
Life cycle, catching, prep and cooking
Blue Crab Ecology
Bay Journal Status of bay ecology and the blue crab
Blue-Crab Archives Crabbing regulations and crab news
Saving the Blue Crab Excess Nutrients Harm the Bay
Chesapeake Biological Laboratory Ecology of Blue Crabs
Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) Grow Underwater grasses in your own home and plant them in the bay.
Smithsonian Environmental Research Ctr Blue Crab Ecology
Virginia Institute of Marine Science Blue Crab Ecology
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