Recreational Crabbing Season Underway in Maryland

Christian, a worker with NY/NJ Baykeeper, holds a blue crab while working with students, workers and volunteers associated with NY/NJ Baykeeper, as they collect marine life data in the waters near Soundview Park in N.Y. on July 18, 2018. Don Emmert/AFP/Getty Images

The recreational crabbing season in Maryland is officially underway as of April 1, where steamed crab is a summer traditional meal enjoyed for generations.

In the Atlantic Ocean, the Chesapeake Bay, coastal bays and their tributaries the crabbing season runs from April 1 to Dec. 15.