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measuring a blue crab caught near Newburgh by Amanda HiggsHudson RiverNet

Monitoring Blue Crabs

a fisheries biologist pulls a crab pot out of the Hudson River

Every summer and fall, Hudson River Fisheries biologists tag blue crabs to learn more about their seasonal movement. DEC asks anglers to call 845-256-3009 when they capture a tagged crab and report the tag number and location where they caught the crab. Crabs travel south to New York Harbor to overwinter and are able to cover a surprising amount of distance. Last year, one crab traveled 89 miles over 266 days from where it was tagged near Chelsea, New York to the mouth of the Raritan River in New Jersey.

For more information, please visit the Guide to Hudson River Fish and Blue Crab Tags.

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