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Virginia Blue Crab - Size/Catch Restrictions

1. Minimum size limits: 5 inches for male hard crabs (jimmies) and immature female hard crabs
2. 3 ¼ inches for peeler crabs caught from March 17 through July 15 and 3 ½ inches from July 16 until November 30 in the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries
3. 3 1/2 inches for softshell crabs measured from tip to tip of the longest spikes
4. No size limits exist for adult female hard crabs (sooks)

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