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- Research led by Christopher Peters focuses on ecosystem shifts in the Great Bay area and climate change impacts on the New Hampshire coast.
Green crabs are thriving in warming ocean waters, outcompeting native species and damaging infrastructure in the New England ecosystem.
14 reports, 4 independent
Updated Sep 2
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- Repetition
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What happened
Green crabs are thriving in warming ocean waters, outcompeting native species and damaging infrastructure in the New England ecosystem.
How it developed
Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.- Green crabs are digging up critical eelgrass nursery beds in the Skeena Estuary, impacting local salmon populations.Sub-event
Green crabs are establishing themselves in Europe, impacting shellfish industry and migrating via ballast water.1 source
Warming waters allow invasive green crabs to thrive, outcompeting native species in New England.1 source
Green crab presence is now explicitly linked to significant economic losses in the shellfish industry.1 source