Abstract
A total of 392 adult female blue crabs were tagged at four different points in the Chincoteague Bay area from 31 July to 7 September 1953. Over a period including June 1954, about 25% were recaptured, mostly to the south of the release points. Only three had moved northward, and only two were recaptured outside the area; one in Delaware Bay and one at Oyster, Virginia. Factors that may influence their movements and some ecological considerations are discussed.
Recommended Citation
Cargo, David G.. 1958. "The migration of adult female blue crabs, Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, in Chincoteague Bay and adjacent waters." Journal of Marine Research 16, (3). https://elischolar.library.yale.edu/journal_of_marine_research/892