Why invasive green crabs threaten the ecosystem and ways to make use of them

MAINE PUBLIC • August 2, 2022

Record-numbers of invasive green crabs are overwhelming Maine’s coastal ecosystem and threatening the state’s fisheries. Learn what’s being done to reduce their population, and to develop markets for their harvest—including new ways to cook and eat green crabs, bait, and bioplastics. Panelists: Heidi Leighton, Maine Department of Marine Resource; Marissa McMahon, Manomet; Ali Waks Adams, Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program. VIP Callers: Mike Masi, Southern Maine Sustainable Shellfish; Oliver Stokes Curtis, author and illustrator of How to Eat Green Crab.