Blue crab comeback / Lesley Ward.

Author/creator Ward, Lesley
Format Electronic
Publication InfoHuntington Beach, CA : Smithsonian, [2019]
Description32 pages : color illustrations ; 23cm
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Public Library Complete
Subjects
Blue crab--Conservation. --Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.). --Juvenile literature.
Blue crab--Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.). --Juvenile literature.
Blue crab fisheries--Juvenile literature.
Crabs--Conservation. --Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.). --Juvenile literature.
Crabs--Juvenile literature.
Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.)--Ecology. --Juvenile literature.

Contents Blue crabs in danger -- Crabs of the Chesapeake -- A population problem -- Scientists study blue crabs -- Rules of the bay -- The future of blue crabs -- STEAM challenge.
Abstract "Overfishing and changes in crabs' habitats have reduced the number of blue crabs in the Chesapeake Bay. This is a disaster. Many people depend on blue crabs for their jobs. Learn how scientists have stepped in to study the lives of these blue beauties so that they can keep a healthy crab population."-- Provided by publisher.
General noteIncludes index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2017060494
ISBN9781493866908 (pbk.)