This article was originally published on Critter Science.

The velvet crab, aka velvet swimming crab or devil crab, hails from the northeast Atlantic and the Mediterranean. Since the 1980s, commercial targeting of these crabs has intensified significantly, particularly in the UK, Ireland, and Scotland where they are highly prized for international export. Overfishing poses a localized threat of […]

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