Oregon and Washington wildlife officials are asking people to keep an eye out for hairy-clawed mitten crabs in the Columbia River. In April, a commercial fisher caught a Chinese mitten crab along the ...

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A Chinese mitten crab was caught in the Lower Columbia River this week, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife reported, the first confirmed sighting of the the prohibited species in the Pacific ...

The initiative is also a matter of waste reduction and resource efficiency. Experts turn crab species putting entire fishing ...

This article was originally featured on Hakai Magazine, an online publication about science and society in coastal ecosystems. Read more stories like this at hakaimagazine.com. Chinese mitten crabs ...

Chinese mitten crabs had never been found in the Pacific Northwest, until now. Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife A Chinese mitten crab has been caught in the Pacific Northwest for the first time, ...

Oregon wildlife officials are warning that a highly invasive species of crab has been spotted for the first time in the Pacific Northwest. According to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, last ...

The blue crab population in Maryland's Chesapeake Bay is among the lowest it's been in 35 years, but watermen say that doesn't necessarily mean crabs will cost you more this summer. A survey by the ...