Research Needs for Sustainable
Blue Crab Production in Maryland

A Workshop Report

In June 2000, Maryland Sea Grant sponsored a meeting of scientists to gather their views on research needs for management of the blue crab fishery and to identify key data gaps. This activity was seen as a complement to ongoing efforts of the Bi-State Blue Crab Advisory Committee and as a way to bring researchers with varying backgrounds together for open discussions. The outcome of that meeting is summarized in the report:

The report can be viewed directly or downloaded as a pdf file. It is also available upon request directly from Maryland Sea Grant.