Summer is a great time to forage for invasive species for your supper, or dessert, including green crabs, periwinkles, ...

Box crabs can only mate when the female is molting (shedding her old shell). ©Jesus Cobaleda/Shutterstock.com Crabs reproduce sexually, so sperm from a male crab must fertilize an egg from a female ...

Please hold the date for the next Lobster Zone B Council Meeting to be held Thursday, May 22nd, 2025 at 5:00 PM. This meeting will be held In-Person at the Mount Desert Island High School Library ...

The king crab season runs from fall to early winter, usually from October to January. Using large, box-shaped traps, known as pots, fishermen place bait such as herring inside and drop them into ...

Most crabbers use float 20, and Miller says on a good day as many as 100 people show up to crab off the dock. You’ll need bait: “We use razor clams, I know, but that's what crabs eat ...

MCMI Scientists retrieve the grab sampling equipment that collects video, water quality information, and a sample containing seafloor sediment and small marine fauna. Maine's coastal and marine waters ...