What the crab regs look like so far
DNR unveiled its proposal yesterday. Details are here.
It's definitely not as restrictive as crabbers feared, but the early closure is going to hurt Dorchester County and the Lower Bay. And for recreational crabbers, the ban on keeping all females, except peeler crabs, remains.
There will be more on crabbing this week in The Sun and on the web site.
I won't have lots of time to blog, but I will do my best to keep everyone updated.
Today, Virginia votes on its restrictions. I'll post them when I'm able.
I report on the environment and Chesapeake Bay. A native of West Virginia, I have focused mainly on Maryland's environment since moving here in 1983. Along the way, I've crewed aboard a skipjack in the bay, canoed under city streets up the Jones Fall from the Inner Harbor, and gone deep underground in a western Maryland coal mine. Recently, I have been covering the growth and development transforming the landscape. I love seafood, rambles in the country and good stories. I hope to share some here.