A growing movement across New England, US, aim to lessen the crabs' destructive impact by developing new markets.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A student holds a green crab caught on the Harraseeket River, Friday, June 19, 2026, in Freeport, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F.

While they may not look particularly scary at first glance, these crustaceans continue to cause great concern on the east coast.

Enabled by recent weather patterns, the destructive crabs are threatening entire ecosystems and industries, so New Englanders are starting to eat more of them.

Concern is growing on Orcas Island after an invasive crab was caught in Deer Harbor, Washington. After middle school students spotted what looked like a green crab molt on Orcas Island in May, state ...

An invasive species had taken over ecosystems across the West Coast and was threatening to dominate another one in Monterey County, California, when ecologist Rikke Jeppesen began her research two ...

YORK, Maine — As a morning fog lifted over Maine's York River, Mike Masi and his two interns stood on a dock sorting through a mound of one of the region's most despised crabs and hoped to find a few ...

As a morning fog lifted over Maine’s York River, Mike Masi and his two interns stood on a dock sorting through a mound of one of the region’s most despised crabs and hoped to find a few that would end ...