All this week we’ve brought you the series “Claws and Effect,” a deep dive on the crabs of the Chesapeake Bay, taking a look at crabs and the crab industry in its present iteration and in the future.

There are 4,500 known species of crabs, and many of them are edible. Here are the most delicious types of crabs to eat.

If you saw the 2000 film "Cast Away," you may recall the scene where Tom Hanks' character, Chuck Noland, stranded on a deserted island, resorts to hunting for his own food. Noland eventually spears a ...

"In South Jersey, hardshell crabs don't seem to have the 'grip' - to make a joke - that they do elsewhere," he says. "With Maryland-style crab eating, you go to a crab house, they roll out a big sheet ...