Kate Bimrose (left) and Monika Krach examine a European green crab. They have flourished in Seadrift Lagoon.

Ted Grosholz discusses ways to rid the Marin lagoon of green crabs

Kate Bimrose (left) and Monika Krach examine a European green crab. They have flourished in Seadrift Lagoon.

Invasive crabs flourish in Marin lagoon, despite eradication efforts

The bucket of crabs on the shoreline of Seadrift Lagoon in Marin County was a bonanza for 7-year-old Luca McLaughlin, who giddily handled as many as he could, but the pile of decapods represent a puzzling menace to marine biologists.

European green crabs have flourished in the man-made lagoon in a wealthy gated community in northern Stinson Beach, and scientists can’t seem to get rid of the pinching invaders.

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