Scientists believe the small crab boarded the research vessel from a plastic bag lifted from the seabed during the coral sampling expedition.

The most adorable, silly-looking baby king crab, accidentally collected by NOAA researchers in the Gulf of Mexico, has rightfully become an instant online sensation. News reports claim the li'l spiky ...

NOAA Fisheries, an office within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, has shared a new video of a tiny baby crab covered in spikes and sitting in the palm of a scientist's hand.