ApocaDocs: Bay survey shows blue crabs rebounding

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Posted Sun Apr 19 2009: from Baltimore Sun:


	Bay survey shows blue crabs rebounding http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1240162465 The number of blue crabs in the Chesapeake Bay has increased significantly over the past year, Maryland and Virginia officials announced Friday, saying that harvest limits designed to combat steep declines in the population appear to be working. Results of the 2008-2009 winter dredge survey show that the number of female crabs in the bay doubled in the past year. Catch restrictions were aimed at preserving females so they could survive to produce the next generation. Overall, the number of crabs in the bay increased from 280 million in 2007-2008 to more than 418 million in 2008-2009, officials estimate, a rapid and surprising rebound. The survey showed that the number of baby crabs held steady at 175 million.

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'Doc Jim says:

Good they're rebounding -- now if they could only hit their jumpshots.