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European green crabs

Invasive crabs are thriving in B.C. waters. Can we eat our way out of the problem?

Invasive crabs are thriving in B.C. waters. Can we eat our way out of the problem?

These green crabs aren't just a West Coast problem. Fisheries and Oceans Canada notes that the species, which originally came from Europe and North Africa and likely hitched a ride to North America on wooden ships in the early 19th century, first invaded east coast waters in the 1950s.