Given that reality, it is also safe to say that the latest news about the Bay’s blue crab population — that it has decreased ...

only that one time did she dole out a scientific name that described an animal's taste. Such is the blue crab's hold on the American palate. Should you walk from Rathburn's former museum office in ...

One benefit of doing research on blue crabs, any specimens not subject to dissection and experimentation could be eaten. The scientific name of the blue crab is Callinectes sapidus. Callinectes ...

Now, scientists are raising questions about whether an invasive and voracious predator in the water may be a factor in the crab crisis. The invasive species in question is the blue catfish ...