Billions of crabs went missing around Alaska. Scientists now know what happened to them

Billions of snow crabs have disappeared from the ocean around Alaska in recent years, and scientists now say they know why: Warmer ocean temperatures likely caused them to starve to death. The finding comes just days after the Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced the snow crab harvest season was canceled for the second … Read more

Italy declares battle on invading Atlantic blue crabs, by dishing them up

Italy has declared battle on a voracious species of alien crab that devours the whole lot in its path and poses a menace to the nation’s fisheries. The Atlantic blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) has colonised a lot of the Mediterranean, from Spain and southern France to Tunisia, and has began showing in Italian waters, the … Read more