Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Prepare crab cakes, gumbo, and more with the beautiful savory swimmer. Matt Taylor-Gross / Food Styling by Barrett Washburne Blue ...

Crabs must molt because their hard, calcified exoskeleton cannot grow with them. Before molting, they reabsorb calcium and weaken their old shell from the inside. During ecdysis, they painfully pull ...

It’s a most magical time of year, early spring, when Mother Nature begins waking up all around us. We can see it in early crops like asparagus and strawberries, and in seafood markets with plump ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ASHEVILLE - Chefs are reveling in soft-shell crab season and diners are reaping the rewards with a slew of new recipes landing on ...

CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCIV) — As of this week, local blue crabbers are adjusting to new regulations. Officials are now enforcing a state law passed last year to protect the blue crab population.

What crawfish is to Louisiana, and lobster is to Maine, blue crab is to Maryland. The crustacean is synonymous with the Chesapeake Bay, and is revered for its delicate and distinct flavor. While blue ...

Soft-shell crabs are unique amongst their peers. Unlike other variations of crabs that you prepare and cook, soft-shell crabs can be eaten whole -- and we mean whole. Their shells are soft, tender, ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — Some important changes are coming to the world of crabbing this year, all with the stated goal of protecting and preserving South Carolina's blue crab population. “There's ...

Blue crabs are causing havoc in Italy right now, with a surging population of the nonnative species threatening Italian fisheries, especially clams, mussels and eels. In response, Italians are being ...

Numerous crab houses in and near Delaware offer various dining experiences, from all-you-can-eat specials to crabs sold by the dozen. Prices for crabs fluctuate based on size and market availability, ...