The kids are hungry: Juvenile European green crabs just as damaging as adults, study finds

The kids are hungry: Juvenile European green crabs just as damaging as adults

Scientists have found that juvenile European green crabs can do as much damage as adults to shellfish and native sea plants, calling into question current methods to eradicate the invasive crustaceans.

The kids are hungry: Juvenile European green crabs just as damaging as adults, study finds

Scientists at Washington State University have found that juvenile European green crabs can do as much damage as adults to shellfish and native sea plants, calling into question current methods to eradicate the invasive crustaceans.

The European green crab problem may be worse than we thought

LONG BEACH — The pressure to find a solution to the European green crab invasion in western Washington appears to have amped up with the release of a new study. Scientists at Washington State University have found that juvenile green crabs can do as much damage as adults to shellfish and native sea plants, calling into question current methods to eradicate the invasive crustaceans. Green crabs are a massive threat to Washington state’s shellfish…