Don’t look now, but your favorite crabs may be migrating from life in the water to life on land—or vice versa. “Our research has shown that over the last 100 million years, true crabs have ...

Every year, we have a couple of Atlantic deep-sea red crabs (Chaceon quinquedens) in our tank at the Oceanarium at Hampton Beach. This year, we were able to get them from Jillian Robillard at Southern ...

RELATED. AND I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS JUST A BUNCH OF DEAD FISH ALL OF A SUDDEN, AND I HAD KIND OF PREDICTED MYSELF. IT WAS BECAUSE OF THE HURRICANE, THE COLD WATERS COMING IN. LUCAS HAYS WORKS ON THE ...

Over the summer, crabbers in Chesapeake Bay pulled up four funny looking creatures. They were not the bay’s normal, skinny blue crabs, but instead, chunky stone crabs, the delectable crustaceans whose ...

The blue crab population in the Chesapeake Bay increased by about 100 million crabs to 349 million this year, according to the 2025-26 winter dredge survey results released Monday.

GLOUCESTER — The Chesapeake Bay might have a new resident, thanks to warming waters and successful habitat restoration. Blue crabs are the typical catch in local waters. But crabbers on the bay have ...

European green crabs are native to the intertidal region in Europe and Northern Africa, where they are called the “shore crab.” They are the most common crab found in most of that area. Unfortunately, ...

Blue claw crabs are biting in New Jersey waters, which means it’s important to find the best lines, traps and bait before ...

New Jersey’s 2026 recreational blue claw crab season is underway, and if you plan to drop a trap this summer, you’ll want to ...