tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22424144.post2025637394760105966..comments2023-11-02T04:18:45.711-07:00Comments on blogfish: Blue crabs in trouble in the Chesapeake BayMark Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08121566220326246265noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22424144.post-31535543780852193362010-06-11T11:24:07.449-07:002010-06-11T11:24:07.449-07:00These articles are fantastic; the information you ...These articles are fantastic; the information you show us is interesting for everybody and is really good written. It’s just great!! Do you want to know something more? Read it...: Great investment opportunity in Costa RicaLots in Samara Costa Ricahttp://www.lots-in-costarica.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22424144.post-19050846522973851442008-07-23T09:54:00.000-07:002008-07-23T09:54:00.000-07:00Hi Mark - you have our support! We run a program c...Hi Mark - you have our support! We run a program called AquaPartners that "educates students on how to preserve the bay and participants have the opportunity to catch, hold, and release a crab." We also hold volunteer clean-ups and educational events designed to teach people how to help restore the bay. If you would like more info, check out our blog post on the issue: http://natlaquariumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03139360282054899785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22424144.post-16331703938145895182007-09-29T22:33:00.000-07:002007-09-29T22:33:00.000-07:00But wait, all may not be well with the Dungeness c...But wait, all may not be well with the Dungeness crab fishery...the fishery is overcapitalized with too many pots in the water, stock abundance is unknown, and cycles of low abundance can not be explained adequately. It's a fishery that's riding good luck, IMO. Remember, groundfish in the same area were thought to be well-managed right up until the late 1990s crash. <BR/>See<BR/>http://Mark Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10333424116503463839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22424144.post-69522296021537703582007-09-29T22:08:00.000-07:002007-09-29T22:08:00.000-07:00Hello, I would like to comment on this issue if I ...Hello, I would like to comment on this issue if I may. <BR/><BR/>I realize that what I am about to say possibly has nothing to do with blue crabs, but, her in California we have Dungeness Crab and approximately 85 to 90 percent of all the legal males are harvested each season. <BR/><BR/>The fishery is considered to be robust and aside from the fact that much of that 85 to 90 percent is harvested Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22424144.post-10603579038582803232007-09-28T23:21:00.000-07:002007-09-28T23:21:00.000-07:00I used to live near the Chesapeake, and as a kid r...I used to live near the Chesapeake, and as a kid really looked forward to the crab feasts in August. Outside, around picnic tables with red and white checked linens and lots of Old Bay. Those are fond memories. <BR/><BR/>Back in reality, 50% seems like a lot to me!!!thomas robeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10507272466209300062noreply@blogger.com