CrabWatch

Get involved in recording crab species around Europe's coastline for @seachange_eu #citizenscience project organised by @thembauk #crabwatch

[CrabWatch @CrabWatch]

Spring is here and #crabwatch NEEDS YOU out there to help build a picture of the abundance and distribution of #crabs across Europe. This short 2min video tells you how https://t.co/bSm5V27yzN

[René Campbell @ReneCampbellArt]

European green crab? More like European rainbow crab! 🦀

Here's -some- of the carapace colour & pattern variations for Carcinus in SA. While most are usually green/black, we do get these awesome morphs!

@SensoryEcology have done incredible research in Carcinus colour variation

[Jack S @Jackapod]

Any @PlymUni students interested in protecting and studying the ocean should join @SeaChampsSW at Mount Batten tomorrow for a beach clean and @thembauk @CrabWatch survey! More here: https://t.co/P0WMCiASu1

[CrabWatch @CrabWatch]

@SteveTrewhella1 Beautiful!
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[CrabWatch @CrabWatch]

Great to share a project update with the #EMSEA2019 crowd in the Azores in the past week. Looking forward to receiving those we 🦀🦀 #records that will hopefully follow @thembauk #crabwatch

[Percival Merganser @lennylaw]

This from ⁦@WAgreencrab⁩ contains some fascinating stuff. How invasive green crab in the Pacific NW have rapidly evolved to be more effective predators than native European greenies. ⁦@thembauk⁩ ⁦@CrabWatch⁩ ⁦@CornishRockPool⁩ https://t.co/5kiOo0bJSM

[Martin Stevens @SensoryEcology]

In honour of #BiodiversityDay here’s a selection of the wonderful variation in just some of the crabs in UK rock pools, from shore and furrowed crabs to edible and spider crabs. They vary greatly in colour, shape, and lifestyle
#crabs #biodiversity #rockpool #nature #colsci

[Wild Nature Press @WildNaturePress]

Crabs are amazing animals with a vital role to play in the seashore ecosystem & must be treated carefully. Learn how to catch and observe them in a safe, eco-friendly way in 'The Essential Guide to Rockpooling'. #UkMarineLife #NatureBooks #Crabbing https://t.co/ZCygY2LM6H

[Jack S @Jackapod]

Spot the imposters! 3 #nonnativespecies 2 UK native shore crabs. Found on the Stour Estuary today during #mbiocamp2019. Colouration incredibly similar in both species when found together. @thembauk @FSCFlatfordMill @CrabWatch

[Jack S @Jackapod]

Can report that there's still a well established population of brush clawed crabs (Hemigrapsus takanoi) at Harwich.

And yes, that did hurt!

@thembauk @NNSatMBA @bromleytrust @FSCFlatfordMill @CrabWatch #mbiocamp2019 #InvasiveSpecies

[Steve Trewhella @SteveTrewhella1]

Wow !! Furrowed crab , first intertidal record for Kimmeridge ⁦@Jackapod⁩ ⁦@Jazeyfantazy⁩ ⁦@DrAlexFord⁩ ⁦@tammy_horton⁩ #kimmeridge #crab #Dorset #crabs

[WSG Crab Team @WAgreencrab]

It's officially #InvasiveSpeciesAwarenessWeek and as you might've guessed, we want everyone to be aware of the European #greencrab. This global invader is listed by the @IUCN_ISSG as one of the world's 100 worst #InvasiveSpecies. Stay tuned this week to learn more. #InvSpWk

[CrabWatch @CrabWatch]

@franzanth When you get there, send us some photos! 🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀

[WSG Crab Team @WAgreencrab]

#Invasive #greencrab explained #UnscienceAnAnimal

[Dr Abigail McQuatters-Gollop アビゲイル @anaturalstate]

" There's nothing more powerful than letting a kid go to the beach and hold a crab in his hand. Engaging with the marine environment can change lives" @mjattrill So true. Engaging with the marine environment as a child defined my life. 🐠🐟 🐬 🐳 🌊

#CoastalFutures19

[The Blowfish @TheBlowfish]

Decorator crabs have microscopic hooks on their carapace, which allows them to attach things to themselves. In there case, it is often sessile organism like sponges, anemones, or seaweeds. This gives the crab incredible camouflage against the sea floor #fintasticfacts

[Jack S @Jackapod]

Getting rather excited about this year's #YMBSummit in London on Sunday! Running a workshop on how and why to do marine #CitizenScience with examples from @CrabWatch & others.
I *think* there are tickets left: https://t.co/3L0Jv0B3q1 but not many! @thembauk @NHM_CitSci @EuCitSci

[eliane bastos @elianeseamar]

It’s @CrabWatch time @FSCDaleFort #marine #science camp 2018! Perfect follow up to a #plankton Inspired morning @thembauk @CPRSurvey @SeaChange_EU

[CrabWatch @CrabWatch]

These are highly invasive mitten crabs Eriocheir sinensis. We certainly do not recommend transporting crabs in shoe boxes, but if you do find one let us know!

[Elise Bell™️ @eliseybell]

I’m dead, they stopped us boarding a train at St Pancras because they found a suspicious nike shoebox left on the carriage. Turns out it was full of live crabs

[EMSEA @emseassociation]

Day 3 of #EMSEA2018 kicks off with a keynote from @deidun @uniofmalta about the potential of marine #citizenscience projects.
Increase awareness & improve skills while gathering data & engaging the public!
Get involved today!