Claws, Culture, and Coastlines: How the Blue Crab Became Maryland’s State Crustacean

Marylanders and visitors love the blue crab as a seafood delicacy, but they chose it as the state crustacean for more than ...
Yahoo

Experts advocate for consuming invasive crustacean species threatening local ecosystems: 'They taste absolutely fantastic'

An invasive species in the United Kingdom's rivers has led one trapper to push for a simple tactic to mitigate their ballooning population: eat them. Andrew Leech has spent the past two decades ...
Phys.org

News on crustacean species

Scientists in New Zealand said Tuesday they have discovered a new species of "ghost shark", a type of fish that prowls the Pacific Ocean floor hunting prey more than a mile down. Researchers have ...
AZ Animals on MSN

England’s lobster law: What makes crustaceans more protected than chickens?

Quick Take England will ban live boiling of lobsters, a nerve-center policy change set to come into force as part of animal ...
Gizmodo

Scientists Find New Crustacean Species Living in Whale Shark’s Gills

Japanese scientists have discovered a new species of crustacean in the gills of a shark, according to a recent paper. Amphipods make up an order of nearly 10,000 species that live in aquatic habitats.
Newsweek

Invasive Blue Crayfish That Reproduce Prolifically Discovered in Texas

An invasive crayfish species that can reproduce around 1,000 eggs up to five times a year has been detected in Texas, according to state officials. Scientists from the University of Texas Rio Grande ...
clickondetroit.com

Michigan has 8 invasive crustaceans to watch out for: Here’s what they are and the threat they pose

As of Sept. 29, 2024, the Chinese Mitten Crab and the Fishhook Waterflea do not appear to be on the state's official list of invasive crustaceans. There are eight crustaceans on Michigan’s list of ...
OPB

Invasive crayfish found in Oregon for the first time

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife says it’s gotten reports of the invasive Northern crayfish found in the Ashland Canal. This species is native to the Midwest, but has also been found in ...
Valley News Live

Invasive crayfish found in Minnesota’s Lake Winona

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Minn. (Valley News Live) - The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has confirmed signal crayfish in Lake Winona, adjacent to Alexandria in Douglas County. This is the first ...
OPB

Oregon’s sole native crayfish faces new invasive threat

Rick Boatner/Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife In May, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife received a tip that an unusual-looking crayfish was spotted in a creek around Lithia Park in ...
CBS News

Michigan DNR taking steps to halt invasive red swamp crayfish at hatchery pond

Red swamp crayfish – a species that is native to the southern United States but prohibited in Michigan – was found in a state hatchery pond in Van Buren County, Michigan. The Michigan Department of ...