Mutant Green Crabs Are Mean, and They're Invading Maine's Waters

Crabs (Carcinus maenas) threat to mussels and soft shell clams and crabs on the eel outside the coast of the state rocks. Crustaceans simply dislike: It is not a threat to escape Researchers dealing with crabs, small animals shook pliers and rushed to the front

Louis Logan, a graduate student at the University of New Zealand, told the Associated Press: "Every time I go to plunder they catch me."

The crab is about 5 inches (14 centimeters) long staying in the same state Maine's waters. But in the past few years a study of marine science professor at the university New England Marx Frederich leadership found that this kind of genetically distinct population has moved from southern Nova Scotia, Canada. According to the State Department of marine resources, these non-native crabs produce marine animals affected, these marine animals are invaders who hunt hunting local eels, such as mussels and clams It is very important for Maine's economy. Told

Scylla could reach the ship's ballast water in the 19th century from Europe to North America. According to the marine resources sector, in the past 10 years, the number of main crab grass surge surge, this cycle is related to sea-level rise temperature. A similar pattern occurred during the warm period of the 1950s. [Photo: Snowman in a deep sea wonderful world]

Ministry of Maritime Resources Prevent invasive animals to particularly valuable shellfish farms to prevent damage of the US Army Corps of Engineers and the crabs trying to encourage local governments to capture and delete cooperation, For craving, we set up a crab fence.

At the same time, Friedrich and his colleagues are working to understand the new arrivals from Nova Scotia to Maine state more than before as their home green crabs are more fundamental. The New England college says scientists are studying ways to change crab temperature, salinity, and even crab behaviors on a treadmill to test their endurance and metabolism

Maine Province, Maine Province Long-time invasion of green crabs 100 years ago to cold, cold winter invasion of green crab population is suppressed. When the ocean temperature began to rise in the 1990s, the number of green crabs is increasing, as they swallowed crabs, the main province mussel bed disappeared. Warm means in the winter of several years Unfrozen clam, crab breeding to make lack of ice. Green crab is omnivorous It makes major competitors of local fish and birds, eats zooplankton, worms, bivalves and other shellfish. The research is fast, shows its invasive green crabs more than other crabs, can smarter and can improve their food collection skills over time. Clams, crabs and baits of adult boys and larvae It is easy to invade the green crab invasion, adult soft shell shells

Green crab has been lurking in the local sea for some time. In 2013, researchers and marine ecologist Brian Beer will hold a summit at Green Crab Maine State Orono and they will become New England as a promoted alien species in a wider position. Massachusetts bought a crab trap with herring and other bait, shortly after dragging hundreds from the Ipswich tide estuary salt wetland, then I attended these meetings and then spin off meeting I chased after a crab. This rich question raised: how do you deal with hundreds of small crabs? You can put it on a hot day a few days and then add it to compost. Or you can purchase shares from them - I have long and complex taste, the inventory of the book was unexpectedly tasty. Please do not use the term gourmet "taste" after the sweet, sour, bitter salt and the taste of the fifth class, too