— Kate Livie, Chesapeake Writer

Jul 8

Written By Kate Livie

The Chesapeake’s most recognizable icon, the blue crab (Callinectes sapidus), is one of the significant commercially-harvested species on the East Coast, but this summer, the catches have been incredibly, scarily low.
There is a parasite lurki…

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Kate Livie https://alosacommunications.com