These crustaceans have been misnamed for two reasons: First, they’re not true crabs, like blue crabs, in that they don’t have a uniformly hard exoskeleton and can’t grow their own shells.

Regulators are recommending more seasonal closures and harvest limits to help efforts to rebuild the fishery. Crabbers say ...

Starting July 1, new laws on blue crab fishery will go into effect on South Carolina waterways. The changes aim to get a ...