Crab in an oil slick
Vietnam – The oil slick discovered off the coast of the central province of Phu Yen province is worrying local residents. Tran Tony Phuc Thanh, a Viet Kieu in the US, Director of Asia Hawaii Ventures (AHV), said that he had been panicking since curdled oil had been found on […]
Close up of species of crab common in China
A Singaporean man died from a flesh-eating bacterial infection after being pricked by a crab, said his son on Thursday. Tan Boon Hock, 83, was preparing live crabs for dinner a month ago when he was pricked on the back of his hand, said his son, Tan […]
Poaching lobster is fine for cooks, but two California men are charged with the illegal variety of harvesting spiny lobsters in a protected marine refuge .In a complex operation that began in January, 15 game wardens from San Diego and Ventura, the Long Beach Police Department and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department used divers, […]
Giant Tasmanian King Crab
The Giant Tasmanian Crab is the largest of all Australian crabs and second only in size to the giant King Crab found off Japan. It has a white shell and claws that are splashed with orange and red. This particular species of crab is is commercially fished, and considered a […]
Avant-garde theatre is under attack in Italy for pushing the boat out too far after police raided a Milan playhouse to save a lobster from being bludgeoned to death and eaten on stage. Following complaints from animal rights groups, the first-night performance of Incident: Kill to Eat by Argentinian playwright Rodrigo García was broken up […]
Police in York County, PA say two parents tried to steal pork chops and Alaskan King crab legs from a supermarket by hiding them in a stroller under their two-year-old daughter. 45 year-old Tami Cheese and 42 year oldWalter Ellis Cole were charged with retail theft, corruption of minors and other counts. West York Borough […]
Baby Lobster
Bar Harbor - The technology behind catching lobsters is no secret, and if David Toole has anything to do with it, the habits of this cryptic crustacean also will be unveiled. On March 8, Toole, speaking at the Maren Auditorium at the Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory, gave a presentation titled “New Tools for […]
Gourmet Lobster Pizza
Thin crust? Thick crust? This pizza was meant for the upper crust. Nino’s Bellisima Pizza restaurant in New York is now offering a grand pizza — or rather — a pizza costing a grand. The 12 inch $1,000 pizza is topped with four different kinds of caviar, lobster and top-of-the-line cheese.
Salmon Steak
Having salmon for dinner is not just good for your heart, it may also improve your disposition, according to a University of Pittsburgh study. It found that omega-3 fatty acids, which are plentiful in fatty fish like salmon, seem to affect areas of the brain associated with emotion. Dr. Sarah M. Conklin presented the […]
Under water shot of a deadzone
It’s a small harvest, but a prized one: fewer than a dozen or so Dungeness crabs, hoisted fresh from the steel-gray water onto the deck of the Grey Whisper. Into the cooler they go, scrabbling with futility against its slick sides, destined for people who count on Skokomish tribal fisherman […]