Hunting, cooking and eating sand crabs, aka mole crabs or sand fleas Having long wondered if the sand crabs his kids dig up at the ocean's edge are edible, NJ Advance Media commentator Brian ...

Sand crabs, which eat by filtering small particles from the water, are considered indicator species because their health reflects the health of the ecosystem.

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According to McInroe, you won’t find mole crabs living in dry sand. “They’d dry out,” he said, “and also there’s just nothing for them to eat there.” Mole crabs prefer to stay submerged.

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“They need to hide from seagulls that want to eat them,” McInroe said. As a result, mole crabs have become masters of the quick escape, burrowing under the sand at astonishing speed. It’s this ability ...

America’s Northeastern coast has been overrun by crabs from Europe and Asia. Luckily, they’re delicious. Dehydrated Asian shore crabs, an invasive species on the East Coast, ready to be served ...

Green crabs are an invasive species thriving in warming Gulf of Maine waters. They can consume up to 40 half-inch clams in a day. According to the Department of Marine Resources, last year’s ...