The crabs are devouring stocks of eels, clams, and mussels and wreaking havoc on fishing nets. A fisherman holds a blue crab in the Orbetello lagoon, Italy, Monday, Aug. 14, 2023. Every morning, ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. The reports have come from up and down the coast of Maine: Blue crabs have ...

According to Miriam Webster dictionary, invasive species are “a non-native organisms growing and dispersing easily, usually to the detriment of native species and ecosystems.” I think that this is a ...

This article was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. The number of blue crabs in the Chesapeake Bay ...

NORFOLK, Va. — Environmental advocates are raising concerns over the continued decline of the Chesapeake Bay’s blue crab population, just as this year’s regulations on harvesting the species have been ...

NORFOLK, Va. — Delicious, succulent and valuable. Here in Hampton Roads, blue crabs are the most iconic species in the Chesapeake Bay, propelling commercial fishing into a $30 million industry every ...

Georgia officials recently asked for the public's help in spotting non-native blue land crabs. But further down the coast in Florida, officials are accustomed to the spiny ocean crawlers. That's ...