Blue Crab Season 2024. March 18 th, 2024 is the opening day for blue crab harvesting in the state of virginia. Five years ago, the blue crab population was estimated to be about 600 million.
The chesapeake bay region is known for it’s blue crab and virginia is no exception. Throughout the survey, biologists use dredge equipment to capture, measure, record and release blue crabs at 1,500 sites throughout the chesapeake bay.