Washington state will soon have another tool to support long-term management for one of the highest priority invasive species ...

A 2020 study in the Journal of Hazardous Materials found that around 570,000 hermit crabs die annually from getting caught in plastic debris on two tropical islands in the South Pacific.

SEATTLE — Researchers are waging a quiet battle in the Pacific Northwest to protect one of the region’s most iconic species — the Dungeness crab. Using light traps, scientists at the MaST ...

In this crab’s case, those appendages are its 10 legs. Japanese spider crabs live on the Pacific side of Japan as far south as Taiwan and at chilly depths ranging from 164 feet to as low as ...

This week, the two crab-crazed coastal regions are united by Maryland men’s basketball’s “Crab Five,” which faces off against Florida in the Sweet 16 at Chase Center on Thursday.

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 re ...

A recent crash in population prompted a multi-partnership study to analyze crab abundance patterns in the Pacific Northwest.