Before the end of the century, we are expected to see a rise in marine heatwaves. Researchers find alarming cause behind mass deaths among crabs and sea creatures: 'A 34% rise in mortality' first ...

RICHMOND — The commercial harvest of blue crabs has been extended in Virginia as the crab population trends upward. The Virginia Marine Resources Commission voted last week to approve the extension ...

There's nothing like sharing the love, but officials as far north as North Carolina aren't smiling over the latest invasive species making its way up the East Coast from Florida: blue land crabs.

Invasive blue land crabs native to warmer climes have been spotted along the Georgia coast recently, wildlife officials warned Wednesday. The blue land crabs, as their name implies, live much of their ...

JAMES ISLAND, S.C. (WCSC) - The state recorded a record low of blue crab numbers last year, but a bill that is currently going through legislation could change that. The South Carolina Department of ...

Most terrestrial plants and animals left the ocean a single time in their evolutionary history to live ashore. But crabs have seemingly scuttled out of the sea more than a dozen times, with at least ...

Goro, on the Adriatic Sea, is famous for its clams — essential for the beloved spaghetti alle vongole. But an infestation of crabs is threatening the town’s cash crop. By Jason Horowitz Reporting from ...

No. 1 male crabs are those that measure at least 6 1/2 inches from point to point. In Maryland, consumers will pay almost any price for No. 1s, so most of those caught in Louisiana's waters end up in ...

As the season teeters on the edge of summer, the ever-shifting coastline is a reminder of change in all its brutal, mesmerizing beauty. Editor’s note: In this installment of a new monthly column by ...

Some folks are squeamish about such things. They don’t exactly relish the thought of sharing the water with a critter boasting 10 legs, several feelers and two angry claws. So look away for a moment. ...