Blue crab season is looking pretty darn good!
Remember a few weeks ago when we got ourselves all excited for blue crab season? Well the season is just about upon us now, and a recent study from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources has some great news. Their annual winter dredge indicated a Chesapeake Bay blue crab population upwards of 553 million! That’s a 35% increase over last year and the fourth highest level in twenty years! Needless to say, we’re pretty excited to make a whole bunch of crab cakes during this blue crab season.
More About Blue Crab Season
According to the results of the winter dredge, there are a few different factors that will contribute to this awesomely fruitful blue crab season. The spawning female population nearly doubled — from 101 million to 194 million — and the adult males more than doubled — from 44 million to 91 million. That’s a lot of crabs. Fisheries Service Director Dave Blazer indicated that a milder winter, favorable currents and tides, and excellent bay-wide management measures all contributed to a rebounding blue crab population. This year’s report follows the trend of last year’s, which showed a 38% boost from the previous year.
More Blue Crabs Means More Delicious Crab Cakes!
All of the above environmental factors along with excellent progress in Chesapeake Bay cleanup efforts have made sure that there are plenty of Box Hill crab cakes coming your way in 2016. It’s a good thing, too, because we have a reputation to live up to! We’ve been recognized by some smaller publications as one of the best crab cakes in Maryland, but now we’re in the big time. We’re in the running for USA Today’s 10 Best Crab Cakes in Maryland! It would be awesome to be recognized by a publication like USA Today, and this blue crab season will be super helpful in keeping us stocked with the freshest crabs for our famous crab cakes. Click here to read our blog post from last week about the contest, and click here to vote for Box Hill in USA Today’s 10Best contest!
Box Hill Pizzeria: Your Maryland Crab Cake Experts
We take pride in our commitment to customer service, guest satisfaction, and family-friendly environment. Our carry-out seafood restaurant is a popular regional eatery with long-time, faithful customers who come in weekly to enjoy our famous crab cakes, incredible Italian dishes, authentic Greek specialties and delicious hot and cold subs to name just a few of the menu favorites.
Continually recognizes as one of Maryland’s best restaurants for crabcakes, give us a try and you too will be a satisfied customer who will be back for more!
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