February 21, 2024Commercial Blue Crab Season Begins on March 17!

Blue Crab is the VMPB Fish of the Day! The Commercial Chesapeake Bay Blue Crab Season with hard crab pots begins on March 17, 2024, and will end November 30, 2024. Chesapeake Bay Blue Crab is a staple of the Chesapeake Bay region and is highly regarded for its sweet tasting meat. Chesapeake Bay Blue Crab is delicious steamed and picked, with the meat used in crab cake recipes, soups, and chowders. For more information on Chesapeake Bay Blue Crab regulations go to this link to the VMRC website.