Parasitic, egg-eating worms might sound like the stuff of nightmares, but they're simply a fact of life for blue crabs in the ...

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 ...

On a cloudy Friday morning, a group of volunteers huddled on the shore of the Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve ...

A new study reveals a bright spot for shellfish populations in the northeast Pacific Ocean. Combining paleontological tools ...

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 ...

The Virginia Marine Resources Commission maintained existing regulations, which ban catching blue crabs during winter months.

Nenana honors a historic flight, invasive green crabs are found in Ketchikan, Tlingit & Haida unveil redesigned VPSO vehicles ...

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 ...

A “pre-decisionary” memo on budgetary cuts to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows no federal funding for National Estuarine Research Reserves.

In honor of Critter of the Month's tenth birthday, let's explore the world of one of Puget Sound's most graceful ten-legged creatures — the graceful rock crab.

Brylee Axelson-Ney holds a frozen European green crab. Axelson-Ney is one of the employees at the Padilla Bay Reserve tasked with trapping and cataloging the invasive species’ presence in the bay.