Small, fertile, rugged and fueled by an expansive appetite, the species, he says, is “an exemplary invader, a perfect invader ...

All of this is driven by the high profitability of the specific crab species these fishermen seek. This is why the "Deadliest Catch" captains work tirelessly to target the right kind of crab.

Now, fishermen are once again allowed to catch snow crabs — but they're facing uncertainty as the species has only rebounded to a small fraction of what it once was. Meanwhile, some are still ...

Wildlife officers from the U.S. state of Washington caught a group illegally harvesting crabs from the Puget Sound, citing ...

Starting Jan. 19, Rhode Island fishermen will be allowed to catch blue crabs at night. The obscure ban was overturned by the General Assembly last year, allowing the Department of Environmental ...