# @mdhistory on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CtpbQIHs6Q0
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/19780179-mdhistory-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2023-06-18T21:45:15.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Maryland Center for History and Culture (MCHC) (@mdhistory) — https://gondola.cc/mdhistory

## Caption

Happy National Go Fishing Day! 

The blue crab is one of the most critical species fished in the Chesapeake Bay and has become synonymous with the state of Maryland. Despite the concerns over the years surrounding the strain on the local crab populations, Maryland continues to protect its local species through laws and regulations.

If you’re picking crabs this summer- be sure to remember the long history crabs have in Maryland. Happy crabbing! 🦀

#Maryland #Baltimore #History #Culture #MarylandCrabs #Crabs #Crabbing #ChesapeakerBay #Chesapeake

(Photo: Crab Fishing, Crisfield, MD, c 1953, A. Aubrey Bodine (1906-1970). H. Furlong Baldwin Library of the Maryland Center for History and Culture, A. Aubrey Bodine Collection, B990-1A.)

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crabbing, crabs, baltimore, chesapeakerbay, chesapeake, history, maryland, marylandcrabs, culture

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