This is a real bummer for this years crabbing trips. Apparently there was a huge kill off this past winter and the number of blue claw crabs is way down. Not sure if NJ was effected also, this is the first I've heard. If I find out anything more I'll get a post up about it.
Below is a link to the full article:
http://m.washingtonpost.com/local/winter-did-a-number-on-chesapeake-bay-crabs-lowering-the-population-again/2014/05/01/0c693d80-d14d-11e3-a6b1-45c4dffb85a6_story.html
