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Exotic crab is found in UK waters for first time
Experts said global warming could lead to more of the exotic crabs crossing the Atlantic and if a female survived and laid eggs invasive species would compete with native marine life. A scientific ...
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Endangered Species Act Protections Sought for American Horseshoe Crabs
Each spring along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts ... Most notably, the rufa red knot, a shorebird species that feeds on horseshoe crab eggs during its 19,000-mile migration from South America to the ...
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Atlantic horseshoe crab
What is an Atlantic horseshoe crab? Atlantic horseshoe crabs may appear alien, but their history as earthlings is pretty impressive. They’ve been around for 450 million years, predating the ...
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Exotic crab is found in British waters for first time after hitching 4,000-mile ride across Atlantic on piece of polystyrene
Experts said global warming could lead to more of the exotic crabs crossing the Atlantic and if a female survived and laid eggs invasive species would compete with native marine life. A scientific ...
Seafloor cameras find creatures eating each other in remote South Atlantic islands
The remote South Sandwich Islands in the South Atlantic are a perfect place to find new and rarely seen species, and a Schmidt Ocean Institute expedition in the region is finding many of those species ...
Oyster tax breaks could save fishermen after crab invasion
Italian ministers want to cut VAT to 10pc to boost demand and provide a lifeline for fishermen from invader that ‘eats ...
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The Bleeding of Horseshoe Crabs Is Draining the Species
Decades ago, regulators at the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, which oversees the horseshoe crab industry, said they may consider taking action if the bleeding mortality rate in the ...