The survey estimates approximately 238 million crabs currently live in the Bay, a decline of about 80 million from last year's count.

In honor of Critter of the Month's tenth birthday, let's explore the world of one of Puget Sound's most graceful ten-legged ...

Though invasive crabs are a concern to ecosystems across Puget Sound, Padilla Bay must protect something extra special: 8,000 acres of eelgrass.

Watch the full build of a DIY giant mud crab terrarium-aquarium hybrid, designed to mimic a natural tidal habitat with land and water zones. This epic homemade setup gives you a front-row view of a ...

One female crab can carry anywhere from 750,000 to 8 million eggs with the average around 2 million. Think of that. Today, the estimate is that the Chesapeake has a total of 238 million crabs ...

Dailymotion. Why Indonesia's mud crab industry could go extinct. Posted: May 24, 2025 | Last updated: May 24, 2025. As demand for mud crabs skyrockets across Asia, overfishing and habitat loss are ...

A new study has found mud crabs actually have complex lives. From long distance travel, to carving up food for little fish, these Easter lunch favourites might surprise you.

Some folks at SCDNR had observed horseshoe crabs in the spartina marsh prior to my arrival in 2020, and they had some initial success at locating eggs in the mud.” ...

By 2012, the species became, according to scientific literature, “the dominant crab in rocky intertidal habitat along much of the northeast coast. ... crabs from Europe in mud and marsh; ...

They provide shelter for hermit crabs, various types of anemones, nudibranchs (sea slugs), burrowing invertebrates, and fish. Recently, the Grooved topshell (Jujubinus striatus), a tiny sea snail last ...

Each crab will be placed in compartments or boxes to prevent attacks among themselves, as mud crabs are cannibalistic. Mr Tan hopes to start the pilot farm in Brunei by end-2024.

Underwater plants are an essential habitat in the Chesapeake Bay. Aquatic grasses, which depend on sunlight to grow, provide food and shelter to fish and crabs, release oxygen, absorb nutrients, and ...