Deep-sea crabs may look like armored oddities, but many species wield deadly claws, venom-laced defenses, and survival ...

As for feeding on the hatchlings, ghost crabs use their large claw to restrain the small turtles, while the small claw cuts through the soft skin around the neck. This partially or fully severs the ...

A recent study found sea otters are eating thousands of green crabs at a California reserve, reducing the invasive species’ population.

West coast states are spending millions to protect their inland waterways from invasive crabs. In some places, otters are just eating them.

From 2018 to 2021, an estimated 10 billion snow crabs disappeared from the eastern Bering Sea off the coast of Alaska, with the population plummeting to record lows in 2021. Researchers had only ...

A recent study found sea otters are eating thousands of green crabs at a California reserve, reducing the invasive species’ population.

The Bering Sea snow crab season was canceled after billions of crabs disappeared, devastating Alaska’s fishing industry and the livelihoods of those who depend on it. From Alaska Public Media ...

The Bering Sea's snow crab population has been in decline over the last five years, but this season the population has collapsed.

Alaska fishermen are feeling the pinch after Bering Sea snow crab season was canceled for the second year in a row.

Clark Pederson, deckhand aboard the F/V Northwestern, sorts crab on the vessel’s sorting table. Discovery Channel photo.

NPR's Scott Simon talks to crab fisherman Gabriel Prout about the crash of the Bering Sea snow crab population, the cancellation of the crabbing season, and its financial impact.

The state decision to reopen harvests for prized Bristol Bay red king crab provides only a temporary reprieve from long-term environmental and economic difficulties.