The European green crab (Carcinus maenas) is a globally damaging invasive species that poses a threat to native shellfish, eelgrass, and estuary habitat critical for salmon and many other species.

Carcinus maenas is a common littoral crab. It is known by different names around the world. In the British Isles, it is generally referred to as the shore crab, or green shore crab. In North America and South Africa, it bears the name European green crab.

The European green crab is a small shore crab that is not necessarily green like its name implies. It typically is found in high intertidal areas and marshes in coastal estuaries and wave-protected embayments.

2023年6月21日 · The European green crab is a globally-damaging invasive species that, if they become permanently established, will particularly harm endangered species, impact resources that are part of the cultural identity of the tribes and native peoples, and affect small businesses.

The European green crab (Carcinus maenas) is a small shore crab whose native distribution is in the northeast Atlantic Ocean and Baltic Sea, ranging along coasts from northern Africa to Norway and Iceland.

European green crabs are a globally damaging invasive species that pose a threat to Washington's economic, environmental, and cultural resources. Potential impacts include destruction of eelgrass beds and estuarine marsh habitats, threats to the harvest of wild shellfish and the shellfish aquaculture industry, the Dungeness crab fishery, salmon ...

European green crabs are small marine crustaceans native to Europe and Northern Africa. They arrived to North America in the 1800’s by travelling in the ballast water of large shipping vessels.

2024年10月1日 · The Plan was developed in recognition that European green crab (hereafter, green crab) pose a significant, long-term threat to Washington's coastal ecosystems and species, as well as the economic, cultural, recreational, and …

The best way to protect Puget Sound from invasion by the European green crab is to learn how to recognize them and report sightings. This species is often confused with several similar-looking native crabs, so it is important to know the difference.

Learn about European Green Crab, including its identifying features, location, habitats, impacts and our response. The European Green Crab (Carcinus maenas) is a small coastal crustacean. You can identify it by its: If you think you have seen a European Green Crab, report it.