Researchers issue warning as harmful creatures are spotted off coast: 'Eradication is almost impossible'

Researchers issue warning as harmful creatures are spotted off coast: 'Eradication is almost impossible'

A combative crustacean from Europe has established itself in waters off northern Quebec islands — and this European green crab invasion could soon spread to new coastal areas, CBC News reported recently. What's happening? The European green crab was initially detected off the Magdalen Islands in 2004, but its numbers exploded in 2023, according to the news outlet. Warming waters throughout the Gulf of St. Lawrence have made the region more hospi…