text:  Virginia, well, they used to dredge crabs. They quit that 15 years ago. What that means is they go and scrape the bottom for those crabs and dredge them up. The Virginia Marine Sources Commission, by a 5-4 vote, repealed the longtime prohibition on dredging for blue crabs during the winter near the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources strongly disagrees with Virginia's decision.