YORK, Maine — In his days as a York High School marine science teacher, Mike Masi would educate his students about green crabs and other invasive species in the Gulf of Maine. Nowadays ...

Scientists suggest that green crabs (Carcinus maenas), originally from Europe, reached U.S. shores in the mid-1800s after riding across the Atlantic in the ballast water on ships. Once here in North ...

Environmental conditions have allowed them to successfully establish populations and reproduce. Examples in the Gulf of Maine include periwinkles and green crabs. When their presence and interactions ...

Years Ago ...