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Invasive Chinese mitten crab — capable of climbing over 13-foot-high structures — spotted in Pacific Northwest
A commercial fisherman caught a highly invasive Chinese mitten crab in the Lower Columbia River, Oregon wildlife officials ...
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Invasive Crab With Furry, Mitten-Like Claws Detected for the First Time in the Pacific Northwest
A Chinese mitten crab has been caught in the Pacific Northwest for the first time, raising concerns about the spread of the ...
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Wildlife officials warn of invasive crab never before seen in Pacific Northwest
Oregon wildlife officials are warning that a highly invasive species of crab has been spotted for the first time in the Pacific Northwest. According to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife ...
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Chinese mitten crab found in Lower Columbia River, prompts alert
A Chinese mitten crab, a species banned in Oregon, was captured in the Lower Columbia River near Tongue Point on April 22.
A Chinese mitten crab was caught in the Columbia River. Here’s how to spot the prohibited species
It's the first confirmed Pacific Northwest sighting of the crab that caused significant ecological damage in the San ...
Two bills would create licenses for invasive green crab trapping. Are the rules needed?
Sosnowski's bill would require "anyone" who traps green crabs to get a license and report their catch to the state, a structural barrier to trapping, although it would allow for a cheaper green ...
See it: Invasive species of crab spotted for first time in Pacific Northwest
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) says a fisherman along the lower Columbia River, in the border region of ...
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These Crabs Power-Wash Their Eyestalks — and We Can’t Stop Watching!
When the tide goes out, they leave their burrows in the sand to hunt for clams and small crabs ... do not have horned tips like other ghost crab species. In addition to the Atlantic ghost crab ...
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Two bills would create licenses for invasive green crab trapping. Are the rules needed?
Green crabs are an invasive species across the Atlantic Ocean The grabs are used as tautog bait Restaurants use the crabs as a base for stock PROVIDENCE – Green crabs are an invasive scourge on ...
Oregon wildlife officials warn of invasive crab never before seen in Pacific Northwest
Oregon wildlife officials are warning that a highly invasive species of crab has been spotted for the first time in the ...