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Want to learn from Manomet's staff and partners? Watch one of our webinars! Our scientists and experts explain the mysteries of why birds migrate, the importance of river herring in coastal food webs, and so much more. Attend future webinars listed under "Upcoming Virtual Programming", or catch up with recordings of previous webinars! Stay up-to-date with Manomet's events and conservation news stories by joining Manomet's e-news.

Celebrating Citizen Science Month

April is citizen science month! There are plenty of ways you and your family can participate in citizen science projects this spring while being safe and also having fun. Check out some activities from our science staff to learn how you can become a #ManometCitizenScientist! Use this hashtag on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram to share your family’s adventures in field science with us. Migration Magic Did you know that billions of birds fly north every spring from South and Central America to breed and nest during the summer? Right now, warblers, vireos, orioles, and more are heading to a forest, park, or yard near you to rest and feed before continuing their northward migration. Many will even stay for the summer!...

Webinar: The invasive European green crab

To continue our work in light of the coronavirus/COVID-19 situation, Manomet is expanding our virtual programming. We invite you to join us for a webinar presentation with Dr. Marissa McMahan, Manomet’s Fisheries Division Director on Thursday, April 16, 2020, at 11 a.m. The European green crab hitched a ride to the U.S. on sailing ships that docked in Boston in the early 1800’s. Two hundred years later, the green crab is thriving in New England’s warmer waters and is a voracious predator of our native soft-shell clams, an important New England fishery. Dr. McMahan will share how climate change is impacting the Gulf of Maine and our fisheries. She’ll also tell you more about the invasive green crab, including a...

Green crab fish sauce, anyone? Making the most out of the invasive green crabs

Manomet wins Sea Grant award to continue research into value-added food products which utilize green crabs BRUNSWICK, ME – Manomet, as part of a partnership with the University of Maine and others, has been awarded a grant of $83,700 by the Maine Sea Grant program to expand work to develop commercial markets as a mitigation strategy for ecosystem damage and predation by invasive green crabs. Experts from both food and fisheries science— including University of Maine (lead), Manomet, New Hampshire Sea Grant, Chef Ali Waks— will collaborate under this project to assess the potential for utilization of green crab waste streams in novel versions of established food products, like fermented seafood sauce and surimi. The European green crab was brought...

Green Crabs Are Maine’s Most Delicious Scourge

Down East Magazine talks to Manomet's Marissa McMahan about the invasive green crab.

Harm to Table: Turning an Invasive Crab into a Delicacy

Go out into the field with University of New Hampshire's Gabriela Bradt and Manomet's Marissa McMahan and learn about the science behind the invasive green crabs in this article from Scientific American.

Diving into the Gulf of Maine

From Block Island, Rhode Island, to Bristol, Maine, and beyond, Manomet’s fisheries team is making its mark this summer. Summer is the season for soft-shell green crabs and provides a delicious way to promote new economic opportunity for New England fishermen. Outreach and awareness is an important key to developing a commercial market for the green crab. At the end of June, Manomet hosted a green crab tasting in Bath, Maine, to kick-off the soft-shell season, followed by the first Green Crab Week, a restaurant week completely dedicated to the green crab harvest and soft-shell season. Green Crab Week took place July 15-21 in Maine, Massachusetts, New York, and New Hampshire. Sponsored by Manomet, Green Crab R&D, and New Hampshire Sea Grant, this...

Green Crab Week

Green Crab Week is a restaurant week taking place July 15-21 completely dedicated to the green crab harvest and soft-shell season. Sponsored by Manomet, Green Crab R&D, and New Hampshire Sea Grant, this week-long event celebrates an emerging fishery. Taste innovative green crab dishes at New England and NYC restaurants and learn how to identify and prepare green crabs. Meet green crab fishermen and scientists working to develop the nation’s first soft-shell green crab industry. Green Crab Week is the first of its kind and an opportunity to try a local and innovative delicacy applauded by the New York Times, Seattle Times, Boston Globe, and Guardian.  Green Crabs Supplied By: NYC: Jamie Bassett and Greenpoint Fish & Lobster  Massachusetts: Jamie...

Coping with crisis: how scientists are making an invasive crab a delicacy

The Guardian spent a day with Manomet's Marissa McMahan to learn about our approach to the invasive green crab.

Help take a bite out of the invasive green crab!

Enjoy appetizers prepared by Chef Ali Waks-Adams made from green crabs and other local ingredients. Hear from Manomet Senior Fisheries Scientist, Dr. Marissa McMahan, and fisherman Chris Jamison about their work to create a market for green crabs.  It will be a fun, informative, and delicious evening! Tickets: $30 per person.  Appetizers, beer, and wine included Space is limited. Want to learn more? The invasive green crab  Green crabs invaded North America over 200 years ago. Transported from their native home in Europe via ship ballast water, these sneaky stowaways are now found on every continent except Antarctica.  Cold Maine winters have helped keep green crab populations in check for many years, but rapidly warming water temperatures in the Gulf...