Researchers have confirmed the highly invasive European green crab is now present in Skagit Bay — and has gone undetected in those waters for at least a couple of years. The species is one of the most ...

European green crabs were discovered in Skagit Bay, marking the first detection of this invasive species in the area. 12 ...

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife has delayed the start of Dungeness Crab season until at least Dec. 16 due to Long ...

First it was murder hornets. Later, it was African clawed frogs. And don't forget the Japanese beetles. Now it seems Washington state has another invasive species problem — a European green crab was ...

The 2025 commercial Dungeness crab season in the U.S. state of Washington may start as early as 1 December. If the season ...

Officials in the U.S. state of Oregon have decided to delay the state's commercial Dungeness crab season by at least two ...

Trappers have caught nearly a quarter million European green crabs in Washington waters so far in 2022. This year’s record-smashing tally of the invasive species—248,000 caught as of Oct. 31—is more ...

As Washington's coastal habitats face increasing pressure, scientists are intensifying their research into the European green crab, an invasive species wreaking havoc on local ecosystems. Their focus ...

The key Dungeness crab harvest areas from Klipsan Beach, Washington, to Cape Falcon, Oregon, will not open until Feb. 1 because surveys found legal-sized males still lacked enough recoverable meat in ...

Family and members of the community are still searching for a missing crabber days after two others were rescued from a boat that sank near southwest Washington’s Willapa Bay, officials said. The ...

The prime Dungeness crab harvest grounds stretching from Klipsan Beach, Washington, to Cape Falcon, Oregon, will not open until Feb. 1 due to surveys that found legal-sized males still lacked enough ...