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.

We encourage comment and discussion of this report and its recommendations. To facilitate this process, we have established an on-line discussion group. Comments will be posted in their entirety. Those wishing to provide input to Maryland Sea Grant alone can send them directly to Dr. Jonathan Kramer, Director (kramer@mdsg.umd.edu).