Chinese Mitten Crab Update
U.S. Atlantic
Coast Bays & Rivers
(PDF | 50 KB) (Apr 2009) Smithsonian Environmental Research Center.
Live Chinese Mitten Crabs (Eriocheir
sinensis)
have been found in Chesapeake Bay (2005-2007),
Delaware Bay (2007), Hudson River (2007-2009),
and in New Jersey (2008-2009). To date, there
have been forty-four mitten crabs confirmed in
the eastern United States. The most recent crabs
were captured in New Jersey and New York. In
New Jersey, a mitten crab was found in the Shrewsbury
River at Dominick F. Santelle Park (April 18,
2009).
To report a mitten crab or for more information please call the mitten crab hotline or e-mail:
