After a two month closure, the traditional crab fisheries in the mangroves of Menabe as well as in the rest of Madagascar have reopened since September. Decisively turned towards a sustainable ...

Fiddler crabs in Colombian mangroves swallow microplastics, concentrate them, and break them into smaller fragments during ...

Despite being the size of a Post-It note, these tiny fiddler crabs can ingest and break down microplastic particles, ...

This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). The little octopus didn’t expect to be a spectacle this morning. It was minding its own business — relaxing in an abandoned crab hole, ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. In the village of Tramataia, Brazil crab-pickers, or caranguejeiros, walk to the shoreline at night with an offering of tobacco to Father Mangrove.

A species of crab has been found to play an "unheralded role" in the breakdown of microplastic particles, according to ...

A new genus and species of leucosiid crab, Praosia punctata, is described from mangrove swamps in Singapore. Praosia is allied to the genera Nursia Leach and Paranursia Serène & Soh, but can be ...

In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology. Animal, Vol. 47, No. 5/6 (May and June 2011), pp. 346-349 (4 pages) The gills contain essential cells for respiration and osmoregulation, whereas the ...

As the tide recedes from the Bay of Rest, mud flats lined with mangrove trees are left exposed. It’s a dichotomy of environments as the seafloor shifts from an underwater habitat to part of the land.

Before the end of the century, we are expected to see a rise in marine heatwaves. Researchers find alarming cause behind mass deaths among crabs and sea creatures: 'A 34% rise in mortality' first ...