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COMAR 08.02.03

Blue Crabs — Department of Natural Resources, Fisheries Service

.01 Crabbing Gear .02 Seines .03 Trotlines .04 Crab Scrapes .05 Bank Traps and Channel Pounds .06 Collapsible Crab Traps and Crab Net Rings .07 Crab Pots .08 Egg-Bearing Female Crabs .09 Recreational Crabbing Licenses — Chesapeake Bay and Its Tidal Tributaries .10 Recreational Crabbing Catch and Possession Limits — Chesapeake Bay and its Tidal Tributaries .11 Season and Time for Catching Crabs .12 Special Regulations for Crabbing in Worcester County .13 Commercial Harvest of Crabs from Finfish Gear .14 General .15 Crabbing Charters

Source: regs.maryland.gov

Last verified: 2026-04-21

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Not legal advice. Verify against COMAR 08.02.03. Worcester County coastal bays only.

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