Commercial Reporting Options

UPDATE: Commercial Blue Crab Harvesters - Starting 9/14/23 Lugs should be reported by the Pound

Emergency regulations were recently passed to allow all commercial hard crab harvest to be held in lugs starting on September 14. If you use lugs during your harvest activity, you are required to report your harvest by the pound (on both paper reports and with electronic reporting).

The public notice setting the female limits in lugs is here
The public notice setting the male limits in lugs is here

Questions? Please contact the Blue Crab Program at 1-800-893-2722

Commercial Harvest Reporting Late List

Starting with the 2025 license year the department's Fishing and Boating Services will once again be posting a monthly late list of commercial harvest reports. This is similar to what was done prior to 2020, so watch this space for more details.

E-Reporting with FACTS^TM

With the FACTS^TM online system, your computer, tablet or phone becomes a convenient way to report your daily harvest activity. Find out more on our E-Reporting with FACTS^TM webpage.

Printable Paper Reporting Forms

If you haven't received your 2022 crab reporting packet and don't use FACTS to report, please send an email to fisheriesharvestreport.dnr@maryland.gov with your name, license number and current address. Someone will reach out to you shortly to verify your information in our records and we will get a packet out to you as soon as possible.

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How To Complete Commercial Paper Reports - Video Tutorials

These videos include tips for avoiding common mistakes and use examples to walk you through how to quickly and accurately complete your paper commercial reports.