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Blue Crab Online Resource

The blue crab is a famous resident of the Chesapeake Bay. But how much do we really now about the blue crab other than the way it looks on our dinner plate? Where are the blue crabs right now? How fast do they grow, how old do they get? Explore this online resource to learn more about the blue crab.

It's All in the Watershed

People in Washington DC and parts of Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Delaware, New York, and Pennsylvania have one thing in common: They all live in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Learn more the web of life, history, places, people, and scientific research in this special part of the world.