If you fish, boat, crab, beachwalk, or just read the news in Western Washington, by now you’ve probably heard about the invasive European green crab. Native to Western Europe from the Baltic Sea to ...

Scientists at Washington State University have found that juvenile European green crab can do as much damage as adults to shellfish and native sea plants, calling into question current methods to ...

Apr. 3—Washington state will soon have another tool to support long-term management for one of the highest priority invasive species, European green crab, thanks to additional state funding dedicated ...

As Washington’s coastal Dungeness crab commercial season opens this week — a mean, green menace continues to threaten to create a “crab crisis” in the Pacific Northwest. KIRO Newsradio’s Kate Stone ...

The European green crab, a highly invasive species that has disrupted shellfish harvests and ecosystems worldwide, has been detected for the first time in Skagit Bay, officials said Monday. The ...

When a young Sealaska intern walking a beach in July 2022 found the first evidence of European green crab presence in Alaska – a discarded shell on a beach on Annette Island in the state’s far ...

CITIZEN SCIENTISTS IN Jefferson and Clallam counties can train to become a crustacean detective of sorts on the lookout for populations of invasive European green crab through a public volunteer-based ...

European green crabs are native to the intertidal region in Europe and Northern Africa, where they are called the “shore crab.” They are the most common crab found in most of that area. Unfortunately, ...

European green crabs are considered to be one of the world’s worst invasive species and a significant threat to the health of Washington’s marine waters. Their destructive tendencies damage both ...

European green crab have been found in Dungeness Spit and pose a threat to native marine life. Allen Pleus Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife A growing number of invasive European green crab ...

In 2006, invasive green crabs were just starting to show up in Oregon bays. Nearly two decades later, these non-native critters are multiplying at alarming rates and threatening Pacific Northwest ...

Washington will soon have another tool to support long-term management for one of the highest-priority invasive species, European green crab, thanks to additional state funding dedicated to genetic ...