Lummi Nation declares disaster as tens of thousands of invasive European green crab found

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1. They are apparently edible, boiled like a blue crab, so maybe someone

would be interested in harvesting them intensively for consumption. From the Sierra Club:

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.sierraclub.org/sierra/2016-2-march-april/taste-test/5-best-invasive-species-eat%3famp

"European green crab

The European green crab, a quick-breeding crustacean sold by the bucket in the markets of Italy, has colonized both North American coasts, dramatically reducing the numbers of native crabs, clams, and scallops.

Green crabs are small, but you can boil and eat them just as you would an Atlantic blue crab."...(more)