Memorial Day weekend is right around the corner, and in anticipation of all those summer crab feasts folks are looking forward to, we thought we’d take a look at the status of crabs in the Chesapeake Bay.

Since 1990, the MD Department of Natural Resources has conducted a Baywide Blue Crab Winter Dredge Survey, to determine the size of the blue crab population in the Bay. And this year, the news is not great. The survey found fewer crabs than at any time in more than 30 years. Why is that, and what can be done to increase the crab population in the Bay?

Tom's guest is Michael Luisi, DNR's Acting Director of Fishing and Boating Services.  He joins us on Zoom from Annapolis.

Memorial Day weekend is right around the corner, and in anticipation of all those summer crab feasts folks are looking forward to, we thought we&rsquo;d take a look at the status of crabs in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chesapeake_Bay">Chesapeake Bay</a>.
Since 1990, the <a href="https://dnr.maryland.gov/Pages/default.aspx">MD Department of Natural Resources</a> has conducted a <a href="https://dnr.maryland.gov/fisheries/pages/blue-crab/dredge.aspx">Baywide Blue Crab Winter Dredge Survey</a>, to determine the size of the blue crab population in the Bay. And this year, the news is not great. The survey found fewer crabs than at any time in more than 30 years. Why is that, and what can be done to increase the crab population in the Bay?
Tom's guest is <a href="https://www.mafmc.org/voting-members/mike-luisi">Michael Luisi</a>, DNR's Acting Director of Fishing and Boating Services.&nbsp; He joins us on Zoom from Annapolis.

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Monday-Friday from noon-1:00, Tom Hall and his guests are talking about what's on your mind, and what matters most to Marylander's, the latest news, local and national politics, education and the environment, popular culture and the arts, sports and science, race and religion, movies and medicine.  We welcome your questions and comments. E-mail us at midday@wypr.org.

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