Hermit crabs are best known for using snail shells to protect their fleshy, shell-less bodies. But one group of hermit crabs uses a cozier type of protection: a sea anemone.

The University of Washington is asking Washingtonians to help create the largest-ever single-day data set of crab molts collected in the state on Thursday. The Salish Sea-wide “Molt Blitz ...

Horseshoe crab ancestors first appeared in the fossil record 450 million years ago. But climate change and harvesting are ...

Soft-shell crab is a seafood delicacy that restaurants love to overprice, so try cooking it at home with these fish expert-approved tips and tricks.

Red king crab are the largest of the commercially harvested crab species, and their meat is prized as a delicacy. The department’s decision to allow a small harvest, announced on Oct. 6, was ...

Scientists found spiny deep-sea animal with “very long” legs, “blade-like” claws and discovered new species: Mazu’s porter crab, study said.

Though Alaska is famous for its big crab, those other sources could take away market share, particularly as the Bering Sea enters its second consecutive year of snow crab shutdowns, Kruse said.