‘Island is powerless’ to halt crab invasion

Hundreds of Asian shore crabs, an aggressive shellfish from the Far East, are being discovered along the Island’s east coast and as far out as Seymour Tower.

And a local marine environment expert says the Island is powerless to halt the invasion.

The Asian crab – Latin name Hemigrapsus sanguineus – made its first appearance in the British Isles in 2009 when it was discovered in Guernsey before being seen in Jersey a few days later. Since then there have been occasional sightings and a survey of Island crabs last year failed to find one, other than in an established colony at La Collette, near to the power station water outlet.

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