Scientists called for humane ways to handle crabs, lobsters, and other shellfish in the kitchen after showing for the first time that crustaceans indeed feel pain. Boiling lobsters and crabs alive has ...

From harvesting times and poisoned shellfish to tagged crabs and smuggled crustaceans, here’s what you need to know this crabbing season.

Scientists have found that juvenile European green crabs can do as much damage as adults to shellfish and native sea plants, calling into question current methods to eradicate the invasive crustaceans ...

Researchers from the University of Gothenburg are the first to prove that painful stimuli are sent to the brain of shore crabs, providing more evidence for pain in crustaceans. EEG-style measurements ...

Crabs can feel pain when they are boiled alive during conventional food preparation —- as do other shellfish like lobsters, according to a new study. Zoologists from Sweden’s University of Gothenburg ...

From harvesting times and poisoned shellfish to tagged crabs and smuggled crustaceans, here’s what you need to know this ...