PORTLAND — Scientists say an explosion of invasive green crabs that threatens Maine’s lucrative soft-shell clam industry appears to have tapered off, at least temporarily. The crabs took over hundreds of acres of Maine mudflats last year, pressing regulators and fishermen into action to slow the crustacean’s rapid growth. This year, the amount of crabs […]
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Green crabs: If we can’t beat them, maybe we should eat them
BRUNSWICK — A Canadian businessman hopes to market invasive European green crabs — which are devastating Maine shellfish and eelgrass beds — as human food. Ron Howse of Tidalwater Seafood Co., based in Fredericton, New Brunswick, will boil and serve the tiny crabs during a news conference Thursday afternoon in Brunswick. Howse is working with […]
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Freeport’s $100,000 study of green crabs yields little information
FREEPORT — A series of studies commissioned by the Town Council and conducted over the summer yielded new information about the invasive green crabs plaguing Maine’s coastal waters, but was largely compromised by timing and a lack of maintenance, according to a preliminary report. Brian Beal, a professor of marine ecology at the University of […]
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Survey to gauge Maine’s green crab population
FREEPORT (AP) — Volunteers are taking part in a one-day, coast-wide survey to gauge green crab populations along Maine’s coast. The number of green crabs has grown sharply in some coastal areas, posing threats to clams, mussels and other marine species. The Department of Marine Resources is holding a press conference Wednesday to discuss the […]
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Green crab researchers worry about fate of lobster industry
FREEPORT — Clammer Clint Goodenow motored his skiff up to a small, white buoy in the Harraseeket River Monday afternoon and began pulling up yards of rope from the bay floor below. After reaching the end of the rope, he leaned over the side of the boat and plunged his hands into the water, grabbing […]