Virginia’s winter crab dredge fishery is banned for the 2024-2025 season.
After a public hearing on Monday, Oct. 28, the Virginia Marine Resources Commission (VMRC) voted, 6-1, to close the winter dredge season for blue crabs for the 2024-2025 season.
Virginia’s winter crab dredge fishery, that harvests between 80% to 90% female crabs that spawn in the spring, is one of the most controversial fisheries on the bay and that all came to light this year.
