Getting to know you. (blue crabs)

National Wildlife | October 1, 1995| | Copyright

How serious is the blue crab's decline in Chesapeake Bay? To find the answer, scientists are seeking the truth about the creature's secretive ways.

One end of the Chesapeake Bay food chain is anchored in a murky, muddy realm of saltwater and seagrass, a fish-eat-fish world of sudden death. With help from fishermen, the other end is fastened to dinner plates in places like the Dancing Crab, one of Washington, D.C.'s busiest seafood restaurants. Every year, more than 100,000 cooked blue crabs emerge from the restaurant's kitchen, most of them spiced and steamed before ...

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