November 16, 2008
Crab-fishery disaster declared in Chesapeake Bay
By REX SPRINGSTON, TIMES-DISPATCH STAFF WRITER Blue crab numbers have dropped so low in the Chesapeake Bay that federal officials declared the fishery a disaster yesterday. … The bay’s blue crab numbers have dropped nearly 70 percent in the past 15 years. Experts cite reasons including pollution and overfishing.
