Blue Crabs | 水產百科網

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Overview

There is nothing more “Chesapeake” than the blue crab. The Bay’s signature crustacean is one of the most recognizable critters in the watershed, supporting valuable commercial and recreational fisheries. However, the blue crab population has fluctuated over time in response to fishing pressure and environmental drivers including pollution and habitat loss. Water quality improvements, seagrass restoration and proper fishery management will help maintain this valuable resource.

Why are blue crabs important?

As both predator and prey, blue crabs are a keystone species in the Chesapeake Bay food web.

Blue crab larvae are part of the Bay’s planktonic community, serving as food for menhaden, oysters and other filter feeders. Juvenile and adult blue crabs serve as food for fish, birds and even other blue crabs. Striped bass, red drum, catfish and some sharks depend o...

Blue Crab | 水產百科網

What Animals Prey on Blue Crabs? | 水產百科網

Immediately after molting their bodies are soft, which makes them vulnerable to predators. Fish, such as red drum, croakers, striped bass, eels and sharks prey on ... Read More

What Eats Crabs in the Ocean? | 水產百科網

Crabs have many predators in the ocean. ... Adult blue crabs are especially known for their cannibalistic nature when it comes to eating their friends and family. Read More

Blue Crab | 水產百科網

Blue crabs will feed on nearly anything they can find, including clams, oysters, mussels, smaller crustaceans, freshly dead fish, and plant and animal detritus. They ... Read More

Blue Crabs | 水產百科網

Debate has grown over the effect of predation on blue crab abundance. Striped bass, Atlantic croaker, red drum and other fish feed on juvenile blue crabs, and a ... Read More

Blue Crabs | 水產百科網

Blue crabs, the icon of Chesapeake Bay, reached a tipping point in 2008. After 16 years of almost nonstop decline, populations had plummeted to little more ... Read More

Blue Crab | 水產百科網

Adult blue crabs are bottom-dwelling predators and scavengers. They feed on snails, bivalves, crustaceans, fish, marine worms, detritus and nearly anything else ... Read More

Blue Crab | 水產百科網

Blue crabs eat almost anything, including clams, oysters, mussels, smaller crustaceans, freshly dead fish, plant and animal detritus—and smaller and soft-shelled ... Read More

Blue Crab Adaptations | 水產百科網

Female crabs, called sooks, have bright red claws. What happens if a blue crab loses a claw or leg to a predator? They can grow back legs, claws, and swim fins ... Read More

Chesapeake Bay blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) | 水產百科網

Callinectes sapidus the blue crab, Atlantic blue crab, or regionally as the Chesapeake blue ... The natural predators of C. sapidus include eels, drum, striped bass, spot, trout, some sharks, humans, cownose rays, and whiptail stingrays. Read More

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