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Since April, the crab trap in Dresden has remained dry due to persistently low water levels in the Elbe River, prompting the TU Dresden team to take action....

Since the start of the Interreg North Sea Clancy project in 2023, several additional crab traps have been installed in Flanders (Belgium), all based on the first trap design installed in Grobbendonk and it slightly altered design used in Merelbeke. These model traps have proven to be particularly ef...

A creative way to manage the amount of the caught Chinese mitten crabs has taken flight in Kalken. By turning the Chinese mitten crab control into a feeding opportunity, a new initiative invites birds to enjoy a 'seafood buffet'....

On 28 September, the event 'Toeren om te Loeren' took place, a tourist route through Vorselaar and Grobbendonk with several expositions along the way. The crab trap at Grobbendonk was one of the many stops....

After 3 months in fresh water, this is what galvanized steel mesh can look like. It has all but corroded away and lost its function....

As invasive species continue to reshape aquatic ecosystems across Europe, the Interreg North Sea project Clancy is stepping up to offer ecological and economic solutions. On 17-18 June 2025, Dr. Pieter Boets of the Provincial Centre of Environmental Research (Province of East-Flanders) represented C...

A new crab trap is installed on the Bollaak in Emblem (Ranst, Belgium) to help manage the Chinese mitten crab population in the Bollaak stream....

🦀“KAMPF DEN KRABBEN“🦀 which translates to „FIGHT THE CRAB“ is the title of the most successful and so far most detailed documentary 🎥 about our efforts to implement measures to control the invasive 🦀Chinese mitten crab in European rivers. ...

Clancy is the winner of Interreg North Sea‘s third North Sea Photo Contest in Category 2: North Sea Places! As many as 17 projects submitted a total of 135 photos showcasing special moments and the multifarious topics that their projects address....