Va. regulators delay action on crab harvest NEWPORT NEWS, VA (wesm) - (AP) The Virginia Marine Resources Commission is delaying action on 2009 crab regulations until next month.

The commission had been scheduled to act April 28, but said it will wait until May 26 to consider additional regulations.

According to a news release, the delay will give the commission additional time to analyze a Chesapeake Bay crab population assessment that will be released this week.

The decision also was spurred in part by a Norfolk Circuit Court judge's ruling requiring the commission to decide annually whether it will close the winter crab dredging season. © Copyright 2009, wesm