This coloration serves as camouflage among rocky substrates, helping it to hunt and avoid predators. The European spider crab (Maja squinado) is native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean ...

there is little market in Britain for spider crab meat, despite it being considered a delicacy in European countries including Spain and France. Furthermore, the crabs which are landed in Britain ...

Each year the export of Magellan spider crabs to the United States, Europe, and Asia brings in 10 to 20 million US dollars in sales. This year, local fishermen are hoping to catch as much crab as ...

The spider crab, meanwhile, is also known as the European spider crab, or its scientific name of Maja squinado. It is large and orange with long spindly legs (hence the name) and a body of up to ...

European spider crabs can be found throughout the Atlantic ... authorities have since agreed to try out new methods to control the crab population. A spokesperson said the "emergency measures ...