On Australia's mangrove-lined east coast, the star of the Easter lunch menu is often a delicious, meaty mud crab. But before any giant muddie makes it to the dinner table, it has likely already ...

In Australia’s mangrove-lined mudflats and estuaries live armour-plated mud-dwellers with massive bone-crunching claws. Emerging from muddy holes and hides with the ebb and flow of the tides, the ...

The Northern Territory's mud crab industry will not supply crabs to the market this Christmas after a decision to close its fisheries for three months. It came after a harvest strategy assessment ...

In many households across the country, a Christmas feast isn't complete without fresh seafood. A mud crab's claw can be the cause of family feuds around the table, each relative vying for the ...

Pinpointing urine compounds for the first time that make mud crabs hide for their lives, if blue crabs pee nearby, opens new doors to understanding how chemicals invisibly regulate marine wildlife.

This is a very simple yet rich dish that allows you to taste the pure flavours of crab. Cooking it in this way ensures a gentle heat and allows the proteins in the crab to set nicely. It should be ...

Marine crabs are capable of hearing, researchers show for the first time, and their auditory ability plays an important role in their response to fish predators. In a new paper, they show that sound ...

In Sri Lanka, Ministry of Crab is something of an institution. Founded in 2011 by chef Dharshan Munidasa and cricket legends Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara, the eatery’s fame and heft has ...

Brigitte Hafner loves cooking with live mud crabs. It’s not for the faint of heart but the rewards are great. It can be a messy business, this cooking with crabs – shrapnel and juice sprayed all over ...