Millions of ruby-red baby crabs undertook their annual march from the ocean to the forest on Christmas Island. Each year, the baby crabs make a nine-day journey back to their forest homes on the ...

Laura Crane winds her way around a maze of shallow pools at the Webhannet Marsh near Wells. She stops at one pool with a small blue flag poking through the tall grass at the water's edge, grabs the ...

After a rebound last year from a rock bottom count the year before, the number of blue crabs estimated in the Chesapeake Bay held fairly steady, according to this year’s winter survey. For the survey, ...

Billions of baby crabs have been filmed on the shores of Christmas Island in perhaps the largest event of its kind ever caught on camera. On their first attempt, the crew was unsuccessful at capturing ...

A cast of blue land crab babies became lunch for a hungry red crab at Dolly Beach on Christmas Island, with footage showing the larger crab feeding on the smaller species. This video was captured by ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — While Oregon's crab boats prepare for the Dec. 16 season opener, retired University of Oregon professor Dr. Alan Shanks has already been looking ahead to this year's catch for the ...

The number of blue crabs in the Chesapeake Bay increased about 43 percent last year, according to survey data released yesterday, and scientists said it was probably a sign that measures taken to ...

GEORGIA, — Georgia wildlife officials are asking the public for more information after there's been several recent sightings of invasive blue land crabs in coastal Georgia, according to a Facebook ...

No. 1 male crabs are those that measure at least 6 1/2 inches from point to point. In Maryland, consumers will pay almost any price for No. 1s, so most of those caught in Louisiana's waters end up in ...