Horseshoe crabs are not endangered or threatened in Massachusetts, but their numbers are at historic lows. To protect the species, state wildlife officials are rolling out new regulations. As of 2024, ...

Bangladesh’s soft-shell crab exports are booming, but the Sundarbans’ fragile ecosystem is paying the price as juvenile crabs are harvested and mangrove soil destabilised ...

Goro, on the Adriatic Sea, is famous for its clams — essential for the beloved spaghetti alle vongole. But an infestation of crabs is threatening the town’s cash crop. By Jason Horowitz Reporting from ...

Fiddler crabs use their large claws to wave down females and didn’t take kindly to a robot newcomer in Portugal. Joe A. Wilde Like many people around the world, animal behavior researcher Joe Wilde ...

Why are crab fisheries at risk for collapse? Just follow your nose — or rather, theirs. Crabs use their sense of smell like humans use their eyes and intuition. When young crabs are seeking shelter ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. A remarkably preserved crab trapped in amber is forcing ...

A large population of snow crabs in the eastern Bering Sea collapsed after a marine heat wave in 2018 and 2019 that multiplied the crabs' caloric needs and drove them to starvation. When you purchase ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Amber Love Bond is a Miami-based food + beverage and travel writer. South Florida might not have fall, but we do have a season ...

After a decade-long ban, the potential revival of crab harvesting in the Delaware Bay poses a threat to shorebirds, naturalists say. By Jon Hurdle For the first time in 10 years, a fisheries regulator ...