NOAA scientists speculated that the spiny little blob is a juvenile of a Neolithodes agassizii, a spidery king crab that grows up to several inches long (not including their legs) and resides at ...

When they hatch, the sand is fairly alive with the little creatures. A year or two since, a vessel took in a load of sand, and in two or three days so many of these young king-crabs appeared in it ...

Internet users are swooning over a baby king crab found by the NOAA in the Gulf of Mexico. (Courtesy of NOAA) GULF OF MEXICO – Move over, Pesto and Moo Deng. The internet has a new animal to ...

The NOAA said the baby king crab was found at a depth of nearly 3,500 feet by researchers collecting deep-sea coral samples. NOAA Sanctuaries Screengrab from NOAA Fisheries Instagram post The ...

The future of Alaska’s red king crab fishery is at a turning point. Proposed changes to the fishery’s management in Southeast ...

Chet King, captured this footage - the ... started running as witnessed in the video. It was alive and well but attached tightly to a carry crab. "Without the jellyfish the crab could be easy ...

However, the red king crab fishery collapsed in the 1980s. Since 1983, most populations have been depressed statewide and the Gulf of Alaska fishery remains closed.

New genetic research on the Alaska red king crab reveals previously undiscovered diversity among different regions, suggesting the species is more resilient to climate change and changing ocean ...