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Bay Bounty
by M.L. Faunce
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The Year In Review
Keeping Tabs on Chesapeake’s Crabs,
Oysters and Fishing
Mikulski Asks U.S. Senate to Save Our Crab Cakes
Seafood processors and other seasonal businesses could get help under her bill
–February 24
Alien Oysters Won’t Get Their Passport Stamped This Year
Legislation a vote for ‘sound science’
–March 24
Will Crab be Picked in Maryland This Season?
Mikulski gets a hit for Maryland seafood and seasonal businesses; victory hangs on more heavy hitting
–April 28
Spring Crab Forecast
Want crabs? Check the thermometer
–May 5
Sizing the Sizing Season’s First Crabs
Having crabs is one way Marylanders celebrate special occasions
–May 12
As Weather Warms, Crabs and Crab Pickers Return
Mikulski amendment rescues Maryland seafood industry
–May 19
Crabs to Go
In a world where time is rarely our own, you could do worse than shooting the breeze with neighbors, taking in the sweet scent of steaming crabs
–May 26
Pick Maryland Crab
When crab is processed, labels lose their country of origin
–June 2
Crabs Wait for Warm Water
The real mystery of the crab is as old as time: the weather
–June 9
Welcome to Chicken-Necker Country
Chicken-necking is a rite of summer, maybe a right of summer
–June 16
How Crabs Make their Last Meal
Crabs must be wooed, and that means bait — and not necessarily the bait you know
–June 23
How’s Your Latin?
Callinectes sapidus and Homarus Americanus — Related crustaceans we know and love
–June 30
In Search of the Perfect Crab Cake
The Maryland crab cake is one of the greatest dishes in the world –James Michener, Chesapeake
–July 7
Summer’s Here, But Are Crabs?
Commercial watermen still waiting for crabs to run strong
–July 14
After Famine, We Feast
Crab days of summer are here
–July 21
World’s Largest Crab Feast Returns to Annapolis
It’s 60 years and cracking for Rotary Club of Annapolis
–July 28
Crab Feasting Culture
How we eat at Maryland’s signature event
–August 4
Why Bad Water Doesn’t Mean Bad Crabs
Non-filter feeders avoid dead zones while passing through
–August 11
Crabs for the Future
Scientists spawning millions of blue crab larvae with high survival rates
–August 18
Let the Good Times Flow
A terrific year for consumers in the crab game, where things can change on a dime
–August 25
Misery at the Gas Pumps Isn’t Just on the Roads
Will gasoline prices keep crabbers at the docks?
–September 1
Female Crabs: To Eat or Not to Eat
Life cycle and taste belie traditional wisdom
–September 15
The Whole Crab and Nothing but the Crab
In Maryland’s crab picking industry, everything’s used, nothing’s wasted
–September 29
The Second Season
Fall is a second coming for crabs, even as oysters come on
–October 6
Celebrate This R Month at Time-Honored Oyster Festivals
A pair of historic festivals kicks off Maryland’s oyster season, one on each side of the Chesapeake
–October 13
The Versatile Oyster
Contestants travel many paths to National Oyster Cook-off
–October 20
