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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.
It is known by different names around the world. In the British Isles, it is generally referred to as the shore crab, or green shore crab. In North America and South Africa, it bears the name European green crab. C. maenas is a widespread invasive species, listed among the 100 of the World's Worst Invasive Alien Species. [2]
A sea otter eyes its lunch, one of two invasive European green crabs it was able to retrieve underwater. Photo taken in 2011 in Moss Landing, CA. Green crabs are originally from Europe and arrived ...
This species can be green, red, or yellow with 2 claws, a saw-like shell, and pointed, hairy back legs. [18] It is smaller than other species, but it is similar in appearance to the native Rock, Jonah, and Lady crabs. [18] [19] The European green crab is dangerous as an invasive species for the aggressive nature in which it inhabits new waters.
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Carcinus aestuarii, also known as the Mediterranean green crab is a littoral crab, native to the Mediterranean Sea.. Carcinus aestuarii bears some similarities to Carcinus maenas and was sometimes considered to be a subspecies thereof, rather than a species in its own right, but a molecular biological study using the COI gene found the difference between the two taxa to be substantial ...
Zebra mussels, European green crabs, and Asian carp are just a few examples. European green crabs have little meat, so they’re more likely to end up as bait rather than on a plate.
Most crabs, however, are caught in wire pots attached to a small buoy. [3] [4] [9] Pots are baited in the center and have one way door flaps for the crabs to enter through. [8] Crab pots in all regions are required to have biodegradable rot cord attaching the pot and the buoy in case they are lost.