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The crab on TV - German TV team visits weir in Bremen

Video from spring migration in Bremen

We wanted to estimate how big our trap basket needs to be - now we know. VERY BIG!...

The Crab Tour - Torsten Heyer reports

Mitten crab movie

When: 6 March 2024 Where: Antwerp (Grauwzusterskapel to be precise) Movie: Une Si Longue MarcheDirector: Dominique Loreau Program in short : 18:30 – 19:00 Welcome...

Radio Broadcast: Increasing interest in this year’s mass migration

Björn Suckow (AWI) was interviewed by the German radio station “Deutschlandfunk Nova”, following a video released by the German yellow press on 28th of February showing juvenile mitten crabs migrating up a river towards Hamburg. For all those who understand German and want to find out more, please...

Clancy @ German podcast

Flanders Environment Agency demonstrates mobile crab trap to French partners

On Monday 19 and Tuesday 20 February, the Flanders Environment Agency gave a demonstration to the French CLANCY partners on how to build a mobile crab trap...

CNN: “Furry-clawed crabs are causing havoc in Europe’s rivers. Scientists believe they have a solution”.

We are happy that we gained international attention! Early this year Nell Lewis (CNN) interviewed a few of our researchers and put together a well-written article on the project. Enjoy the 5-minute read here: https://edition.cnn.com/world/chinese-mitten-crab-invasive-species-europe-solution-scn-c2e...

Crab trap trial on the Zwalm, Flanders

Since 10 January, a mobile crab trap has been set up at the fish ladder along the Terbiestmolen on the Zwalm river (in Flanders, Belgium). The crab trap is a movable installation measuring 1,5 to 2 meters long. It will monitor the mitten crabs for a specific period. The mobile trap does not have a f...