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Bookmark or Share- European green crab | Washington Department of Fish & WildlifeThe European green crab ( Carcinus maenas) is a globally damaging invasive species that poses a threat to native shellfish, eelgrass, and estuary habitat critical for salmon and many other species.
- Crabby About Invasive Green Crabs | U.S. Fish & Wildlife ServiceInvasive green crabs (aka European green crabs, Carcinus maenas) are shore crabs native to Europe and North Africa. Though they’re new to Alaska, they’re not new to the States. They have been wreaking havoc on the Atlantic Coast since the 1800s, likely transported across the ocean by ships in their ballast water.
- European Green Crab | National Invasive Species Information CenterEuropean green crabs are one of the most widespread invasive marine species on the planet, originally reaching Washington in 1996. When green crab populations grow too large, they compete with other shellfish, disturb the sediment, and destroy the eelgrass that is an important habitat for Dungeness crab and salmon.
- green crab (Carcinus maenas) - Species ProfileGreen crabs eat a wide variety of prey organisms and can significantly reduce populations of native clams and crabs in areas where they have become established. Their ability to out compete native species for food resources, high reproductive capacity, and wide environmental tolerances lend them the capacity to fundamentally alter community ...
- Carcinus maenas - WikipediaCarcinus maenas is a common littoral crab. It is known by different names around the world. In the British Isles, it is generally referred to as the shore crab, or green shore crab. In North America and South Africa, it bears the name European green crab .
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