While cruising the Texas coast this week during my Beachcombing survey, I came across one of the most entertaining — and ecologically important — residents of our shoreline: the fiddler crab. Easily ...

As people flock to the Jersey Shore, they’re looking for more than a beach tan or a ride at their favorite amusement pier. They’re looking for the memories and traditions that elevate an ordinary ...

Prepare crab cakes, gumbo, and more with the beautiful savory swimmer. Ashley Day is Food & Wine's associate editorial director. She's edited and directed food and travel content at USA TODAY, the ...

WHAT SMELLS REMIND YOU of childhood summers? The sulfury smoke of a sparkler that just burned out? The nostril-stinging water at the public pool, loaded with enough chlorine to strip paint? Maybe it’s ...

Did you go crabbing in New Jersey and catch a jimmy? If you didn’t, you’re going to want to keep crabbing. The term jimmy refers to a male blue crab. Jimmies are generally considered to be a good size ...

July is peak crabbing season for blue claw crabs in New Jersey. Both July and August often yield the highest numbers of legal-sized crabs. There are several reasons the crabbing is good during July, ...

New Jersey’s 2025 blue crab season is underway and August is a peak month for crabs August is a great time to catch blue claw crabs in New Jersey. The water is at some of its warmest temperatures in ...