City Job Maryland Ocean

Posted on December 07, 2011 by Admin
City Job Maryland Ocean

City Job Maryland Ocean

If you live near the Chesapeake Bay, crab cakes are as important to summer as the Fourth of July, and just as American.

Chesapeake Bay blue crabs are under constant pressure from over-fishing and agricultural runoff into the Bay's tributaries, according to the Chesapeake Bay Program, an interstate effort to restore and maintain fish populations, water quality, and recreational use of the Bay. Over time, crabs are getting smaller and more expensive.

Many of the Chesapeake blue crabs sold in Maryland today are flown here from the tidal estuaries off the Gulf of Mexico, which are small versions of the Chesapeake. Crabs thrive in the mix of seawater and fresh water in tidal estuaries, the Chesapeake Bay Program's website says.