A nice article on the Chesapeake's crab population

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2016/04/01/how-weather-can-make-or-break-a-chesapeake-bay-blue-crab-season/

The region has several food specialties, but the Maryland Blue Crab is #1.  Whenever someone visits the DC area, I always try to get them to eat crab cakes, at the very least, and a feast of steamed crab feast is a must, if there's time.