Scientists have linked the disappearance of 10 billion Bering Sea snow crabs to a climate phenomenon that caused an unprecedented mass starvation event among the species. The study revealed that ...

Alaska's snow crab fishing industry came to a standstill in 2022 after an alarming disappearance of the animals, and now scientists are increasingly confident that man-made climate change is to blame ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. GrrlScientist writes about evolution, ecology, behavior and health. Atlantic horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus) in Sussex County, ...

The Bay Area’s Dungeness crab lovers can now put local crustaceans on the menu. After a weeks-long delay, crab fleets on Wednesday were allowed to pull up their first haul from the waters off the San ...

Two animal mysteries associated with coastlines intrigue me. Who ate the first raw oyster? Who picked up the first horseshoe crab? The first person who pried open what looks like a rough gray rock and ...

The state of Connecticut is sounding an alarm about invasive crabs that have the potential to ravage native habitat. An Asian delicacy that can fetch up to $50 each in the U.S., the omnivorous and ...

Trappers have caught nearly a quarter million European green crabs in Washington waters so far in 2022. This year’s record-smashing tally of the invasive species—248,000 caught as of Oct. 31—is more ...

Hermit crabs are finding their way into discarded tires in the ocean – and they can’t get out, a new study from Hirosaki University found. The concave interior of a car tire can trap hermit crabs that ...

Update: A decision was made Nov. 1 to restrict the use of traps in two zones and to delay the commercial season in those zones as well. Click here for the update. Under new rules, California’s fish ...