For two years in a row, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game canceled the snow crab season in the Bering Sea after biologists discovered an estimated 10 billion crabs had mysteriously ...

Historically, the red king crab fishery was Alaska's top shellfish fishery. It's embedded in the culture of Alaska's working waterfronts and king crabs have been the centerpiece of holiday feasts ...

Red king crab harvested in Alaska is seen in this undated photo. Red king crab are the largest of Alaska’s commercially harvested crab species, and their meat is prized as a delicacy.

The European green crab, Carcinus maenas, is found throughout New England, the Canadian Maritimes, the west coast of North America from California to British Columbia as well as South Africa ...

The crustaceans have taken over bays and estuaries from California to Alaska ... crab was introduced to the East Coast of North America in the 1800s, likely after hiding in the ballast water of ...