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The green crab (Carcinus maenus) reaches a maximum size of 3.5 inches inwidth. Each crab can eat 15 small soft-shell clams per day. The green crabis an invasive species, transported from northern Europe in the 1930's, (Image credit: NOAA Central Library Historical Fisheries Collection)
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NOAA Central Library Historical Fisheries Collection
Display Date
1953 Circa
Collection
Historic Fisheries