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On a cloudy Friday morning, a group of volunteers huddled on the shore of the Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve ...
Thousands of the crabs have already been trapped in southern Southeast Alaska, and experts advise the public to be on the ...
Invasive species cost the North American economy $26 billion a year. By outcompeting local plants or animals, invaders reduce ...
“Green crab — carcinus maenas — is one of the world's worst invasive species and threatens some of New England's most valuable fisheries and vulnerable ecosystems,” said Mary Parks ...
KETCHIKAN, Alaska (KTUU) - A small but potentially environmentally threatening crab is expanding its area of influence in Alaska. The European Green Crab was first discovered near Alaska’s coast in ...
A growing number of restaurants nationwide are participating in "Green Crab Week," a yearly initiative to promote the ...
Green Crab Week offers tastings and talks about the highly invasive creatures From Menace to Meal: The week will focus on ways to meet the challenge, in part, by eating green crabs.
Through a partnership with Washington Sea Grant and WSU Extension’s Molt Search program, over the past month, Friends of the San Juans staff have trained dozens of community members to identify and ...
The European green crab, as pictured here, is an invasive species that threatens native fish populations. The invasive crabs were first discovered in Alaska in 2022 at Annette Island, and their ...