v Introduced to the
U.S. Atlantic coast from Europe's North and
Baltic Seas over 150 years ago.
v
Introduced to San Francisco Bay around 1989
v
Feeds on bivalve mollusks, and competes with native shore
crabs and consumes large numbers of juvenile clams and
oysters.
v Annual estimated
economic damage to shellfish production is
about $44 million.
European Green Crab (Carcinus maenas)