Now blue crabs are in trouble, too, and when they go, a way of life is sure to go with them. "There was a time when crabbers were only out here from Memorial Day to Labor Day.

Psssst, mud crabs, time to hide because blue crabs are coming to eat you! That's the warning the prey get from the predators' urine when it spikes with high concentrations of two chemicals, which ...

Bay crabs ride out winter by burrowing in mud when the cold sets in, ... Blue crabs will be “a climate change winner,” said study co-author Tom Miller, ...

Winter cold snaps can kill crabs that are buried in the mud. ... But even this year’s decline doesn’t mean blue crabs can’t stay on the menu this summer.

This is the time of the year when the blue crab begins to follow its ancient instinct to bury in the mud. They have been doing that on these grounds long before the Manhattan skyscrapers dominated ...

Blue crabs grow quickly, reaching maturity in 12 to 18 months, so low numbers of juveniles quickly impact the overall population. The crustaceans generally live 3 to 4 years.

All the latest science news on mud crabs from Phys.org. Find the latest news, advancements, and breakthroughs. Topics. ... Psssst, mud crabs, time to hide because blue crabs are coming to eat you!

You got this. It's always good to get the help of experts, though, which is why Chowhound reached out to several expert seafoodies to get their take on everything crab-related. What better way to ...

And Asian shore crabs far outnumbered the remaining native mud-crab species. That was in 2001. Ten years later, the data showed a population shift: from 75 percent of the total population in 2001 ...

I whisk together two parts chicken stock and one part eggs, gently combining the mixture with canned crab meat,” he explains. He then seasons the eggs with soy sauce and kosher salt before microwaving ...