No. 1 male crabs are those that measure at least 6 1/2 inches from point to point. In Maryland, consumers will pay almost any price for No. 1s, so most of those caught in Louisiana's waters end up in ...

There are roughly 7,000 species of true crabs on Earth, and nearly all of them scuttle sideways. That quirky gait is so ...

Delightfully salty with a slight hint of mineral sweetness, crab delivers all the appeal of seafood without the fishy aftertaste that some people prefer to avoid. Available in varieties such as ...

Crabs are able to ingest microplastics. Does that mean we have to stop eating them, or are they still a viable delicacy in ...

Today, stone crab season officially opens and runs through May 15. We have assembled some trivia you may find useful around the dinner table, at a bar with friends, or if you ever end up on a quiz ...

Every April, horseshoe crabs descend on Delaware Bay to spawn, forming the largest horseshoe crab aggregation on the planet.

Fresh crab can be costly. Therefore, imitation crab is often offered as a substitute. Just like the name implies, imitation crab contains no crabmeat. Fish is, however, one of the main ingredients. It ...

Each spring, guided by the full moon, hundreds of thousands of horseshoe crabs clamber onto beaches across the U.S. mid-Atlantic to lay their eggs. For hungry birds, it’s a cornucopia. For drug ...