Blue crabs in the Chesapeake Bay have dropped to a “distressing low” number, experts say, marking several years of repeated declines and raising concern about their long-term health. The ...

The annual number of live horseshoe crabs caught between fiscal 2006 and fiscal 2010 declined to the single digits, but this figure has generally trended upward despite a few dips since then. In ...

These crabs are considered to be one of the world’s worst invasive species, posing serious risks to the health of Washington’s marine waters. Community involvement is essential to expanding the reach ...

Over 12 spring evenings, volunteers and ecologists survey two sites in New York City: Plumb Beach and Big Egg Marsh in Jamaica Bay. They count the number of horseshoe crabs coming ashore at high ...

The FFAW is accusing the Association of Seafood Producers of prioritizing the export of “massive quantities of snow crab” over the livelihoods of local plant workers. The union says despite stable ...

These little creatures have many names, including: mole crabs, sand hoppers and sand fleas. Their name comes from the fact that they like to jump and burrow through the sand, sort of mimicking the ...

A Kodiak fisherman has been sentenced to one year in jail for illegally shipping thousands of pounds of tanner crab infected with parasites from Alaska to Washington.

Green crabs have five spines and grow up to 4 inches across, compared with blue crabs, which grow up to 9 inches and have nine spines. Unlike many species that require boats to set traps, ...

Kodiak fishermen co-defendants. The co-defendants, Kyle Potter, 30, and Justin Welch, 34, followed directions from Corey Potter and transported the harvested crab to Seattle, intending to sell the ...

Southern Maryland Blue Crabs starting pitcher Ian Kahaloa was among the keys to the team’s 16-9 mark in May and current status as second place in the Atlantic League South.

Joe's Crab Shack was launched in 1991 in Houston, Texas and was bought by Landry's Inc. in 1994. Soon, it began a rapid expansion, opening restaurants all over the country.