The blue crab is a significant U.S. commercial and recreational species from the Mid-Atlantic to the Gulf of Mexico. In Chesapeake Bay, the nation's largest estuary, the blue crab has become a regional symbol, as well as the Bay's most profitable seafood product.

Callinectes sapidus (from the Greek calli- = "beautiful", nectes = "swimmer", and Latin sapidus = "savory"), the Chesapeake blue crab or Atlantic blue crab, or simply blue crab, is a species of crab native to the waters of the western Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico, and introduced internationally. C. sapidus is of significant culinary and economic importance in the United States, particularly in the Chesapeake Bay. It is the Maryland state crustacean.

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Directions from Rock Hall, MD - Depart SR-20 / Rock Hall Rd
Turn right onto SR-288 / Crosby Rd (1.3 mi) - Turn left to stay on SR-288 / Crosby Rd (1.4 mi)
Turn right onto Ashley Rd (0.1 mi) - Arrive at 4954 Ashley Road, Rock Hall
From Chestertown, MD - Depart SR-213
Turn left onto N Kent St (0.3 mi)
Turn right onto SR-20 / High St (5.6 mi)
Keep left to stay on SR-20 / Rock Hall Rd (6.6 mi)
Turn left onto SR-288 / Crosby Rd (1.3 mi)
Turn left to stay on SR-288 / Crosby Rd (1.4 mi)
Turn right onto Ashley Rd (0.1 mi)
Arrive at 4954 Ashley Road, Rock Hall.

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