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Posts Tagged ‘European green crab’

Invasive European green crabs expanding in Alaska

By Alaska Sea Grant | June 25, 2025
graphic of report invasive European green crab sticker. Shows the 5 spines and 3 bumps. Adult shells can measure up to 4 inches across the width.

European green crabs are increasing their range in Southeast Alaska, with a recent detection of crab molts in Refuge Cove in Ketchikan during a University of Alaska Southeast–Ketchikan class. The…

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Fellowship spotlight: Alyssa Sanchez

By Alaska Sea Grant | September 25, 2024
Alyssa Sanchez wearing a hat smiling holding a small crab

Alyssa Sanchez is an Alaska Sea Grant State Fellow working with the Habitat Conservation Division at NOAA Fisheries Service to further the goals of the European green crab (EGC) subcommittee…

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Alaskans can help identify invasive crab species

By Alaska Sea Grant | August 1, 2023
someone holding an European green crab

A new crab species was spotted in Alaska for the first time last year, and it has the potential to disrupt native species and ecosystems. Alaska Sea Grant is asking Alaskans to help monitor the invasive European green crab on local beaches.

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Supporting European green crab early detection

By Sunny Rice | June 15, 2023
someone holding an European green crab

Last year, a new crab species was spotted in Alaska for the first time, and it has the potential to disrupt native species and ecosystems. Since that initial detection of…

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