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Crab season a bit pinched in Maryland, Delaware
When you look at $200 plus for a bushel of blue crabs, shake your head and say “no way,” there’s just one thing to do: Blame it on the weather. And we’re not talking about the chilly winter of 2014, either, at least not here in Delaware Bay. But in late summer of 2011 — the last banner year for blue crabs in the region — there were two back-to-back storms, Hurricane Irene in late August and Tropical Storm Lee a few weeks later. Read more here 16:50
