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Invasive green crabs are bad for the environment so these folks are eating them

A growing movement across New England, US, aim to lessen the crabs' destructive impact by developing new markets.

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入侵物种绿蟹对环境有害,所以这些人正在食用它们。

Green crabs are known for their brown or green shells and five spines on either side of their eyes. — Photos: AP

As a morning fog lifted over York River in Maine, United States, Mike Masi and his two interns stood on a dock sorting through a mound of one of the region's most despised crabs and hoped to find a few that would end up on a gastronome's plate somewhere in New England.

The trick is to identify invasive European green crabs that are about to shed their hard shell, or moult, revealing a softer exterior that has the feel of a leather couch, and are popular at restaurants.

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