For more than 300 years, Italians have fried soft-shell green crabs, called moeche. But the culinary tradition is under ...

The soft shell crabs – a seasonal delicacy that brings devotees flocking from across the state and beyond – showcase this ...

A discovery in Washington's Skagit Bay has scientists warning that one of the world's most destructive invasive species has shown up in yet another sensitive coastal ecosystem. The arrival of European ...

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Marylanders and visitors love the blue crab as a seafood delicacy, but they chose it as the state crustacean for more than ...

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Animals have evolved crab-like bodies at least five times throughout history, a process known as carcinization.

California's commercial Dungeness crab season is set to open on January 5 with limits on the number of commercial traps because of the risk of humpback whale entanglements, authorities said Friday.

SAN FRANCISCO -- The endangered whales are moving on. It's safe for San Francisco fishermen to catch Dungeness crab again. Commercial fishing for the crab, usually a centerpiece of Christmas dinners ...

The crabs' numbers have been depleted in recent years because of a loss of habitat and their value for testing new medicines.