The end of the Chesapeak Blue Crab?

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-chesapeake-bays-blue-crab-needs-our-help-now--or-never/2014/07/25/a7cedc26-1383-11e4-9285-4243a40ddc97_story.html

If true, this would be a real ecological, culinary and cultural tragedy for the region.