Governor Hogan announces Chesapeake Bay blue crab survey shows strong growth
ANNAPOLIS, MD – Governor Larry Hogan, chairman of the Chesapeake Executive Council, announced that the results of the 2019 Blue Crab Winter Dredge Survey showed that the Bay-wide blue crab population increased 60% from last year, to an estimated total population of 594 million crabs. “We are proud of our administration’s strong record of skilled environmental stewardship, which begins with safeguarding […]