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True Blue Crab Caught In South River

Saturday, July 14, 2012

Top 5 Stories: Police Crack Down, True Blue Crab

Here's a quick look back at the biggest headlines of the week.

No. 1—Local Riverkeeper Hesitant to Celebrate Governor's Bay 'Milestones' While Gov. Martin O'Malley announced Monday that Maryland had met milestone goals to protect and restore the Chesapeake Bay, a local riverkeeper says she would like to see more evidence. By gauging nitrogen and phosphorous poundage and reviewing "cover crops," the governor declared that the bay is on its way to prominence thanks to recent legislative efforts. However, following O'Malley's announcement, local chemist and water expert Diana Muller said the governor's assessment needs to be backed up with statistical evidence before riverkeepers like herself celebrate any real success.   No. 2—New Chief Named After Teare Announces Retirement Maj. Pamela R. Davis is the …

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Local Riverkeeper Hesitant to Celebrate Governor's Bay 'Milestones', Maryland On Track to Meet Chesapeake Bay Goals (in Havre de Grace Patch), UPDATED: New Chief Named After Teare Announces Retirement, and 7 more ›

Thursday, July 12, 2012

Waterman Catches 'True Blue' Crab in South River

When Ricky Cassidy pulled up the first "true blue" crab he'd ever seen, he thought someone might have spray painted the crustacean.

When crabbing just outside of the Glebe Bay on the South River, 23-year-old Ricky Cassidy caught something he’d never seen before—an all-blue crab. Known as “true blues,” the crab was literally all blue. Most crabs that come from local waters are dark green or grey in color and have blue claws, but this one was completely different. “I’ve been crabbing for like five or six years and I’ve never seen one. It was kind of weird,” Cassidy said. “I was just really surprised. I did a double take. I thought, ‘Did somebody spray paint this thing?’ ” Virginia Institute of Marine Sciences (VIMS) professor Rom Lipcius said finding blue crabs is definitely rare, but not unheard of, according to an article on the VIMS website. The article stated that …

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Blue Crab Population Reaches 19-Year High, Jellies Season: The Worst Is Yet to Come, and Local Riverkeeper Hesitant to Celebrate Governor's Bay 'Milestones'

Susan

8:13 pm on Friday, July 13, 2012

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