which passed a BRD requirement in terrapin habitat along its coast. And in 2025 we petitioned the Virginia Marine Resources Commission to adopt regulations that would protect diamondback terrapins ...

The Maryland DNR sets strict guidelines for non-commercial crabbers to protect the blue crab population and other species, like the diamondback terrapin. Here’s what you need to know for 2025 ...

The diamondback terrapin became Maryland's official state reptile in 1994. However, in 1932, then-football coach Dr. H. Curley Byrd recommended that it be used as the school mascot in response ...

A study of Massachusetts crabbing found that populations of terrapin fall by 77% to 92% with moderate to intensive crab harvest rates. Diamondback ... bait used to lure blue crabs to crab pots.

which passed a BRD requirement in terrapin habitat along its coast. And in 2025 we petitioned the Virginia Marine Resources Commission to adopt regulations that would protect diamondback terrapins ...