marine life

A beachgoer came across a rare find on his morning stroll when he saw a weird looking fish washed ashore at Newport Beach.

Mitten crabs, an invasive crab species not native to Connecticut, are being monitored by the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP). This after several were recently found in the Housatonic River.  DEEP wants people to be on the lookout for this very distinctive-looking crab. It has six thin, spider-like legs and two claws with white tips that look like…

Thousands of predatory marine worms with hooked jaws were spotted swarming off the coast of South Carolina.

With a declining population in the Long Island Sound, there is a push to bring an end to harvesting horseshoe crabs.