Mud crab fishing in Lorang village, Aru Islands, has been a vital livelihood since 2014, but a recent survey suggests signs of depletion, raising concerns among local fishers. The boom in crab ...

We spent the day hunting crabs deep in the mangroves — waist-deep in mud, surrounded by sharks and crocodile tracks. It ...

Under agreements for sustainable use and protection, Ecuador’s environment ministry has granted concessions for 98,000 hectares (about 242,000 acres) of mangrove forests to artisanal fishers in the ...

Deep in the muddy mangroves, giant crabs bury themselves under layers of sand and roots. Hunting them means digging with bare hands, feeling blindly for armored claws that can crush with bone-breaking ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Mud crabs are favored for their large claws and sweet, meaty flesh. As demand for these crabs skyrockets across Asia, and especially in Singapore, where chili crab is ...

The little octopus didn’t expect to be a spectacle this morning. It was minding its own business — relaxing in an abandoned crab hole, moisturised in a slick layer of dark mud — when out of the blue ...

Clearing mangroves to stop estuaries getting clogged with mud actually makes the problem worse, new research shows. Clearing mangroves to stop estuaries getting clogged with mud actually makes the ...