How it affects people
-While the crab is unpopular in the areas it has invaded, it is prized in cuisines. The meat is believed by the Chinese to have a effect on the body.
-Chinese mitten crabs are a potential food source for predatory fishes
-Humans can become infested by eating raw or poorly cooked mitten crabs.
-Feeding on fish in nets can reduce harvest of fishing industry
-Spiny carapace and legs of crabs damage fish catch
-Crabs get entangled in gear, increasing the handling time
-Causes damage to fishing nets
-Chinese mitten crabs are a potential food source for predatory fishes
-Humans can become infested by eating raw or poorly cooked mitten crabs.
-Feeding on fish in nets can reduce harvest of fishing industry
-Spiny carapace and legs of crabs damage fish catch
-Crabs get entangled in gear, increasing the handling time
-Causes damage to fishing nets
How it affects the environment
Mitten crab pose several possible threats. They are the host for the Oriental lung fluke, with mammals, including
humans. They burrow into banks and levees and speed up erosion. In San Francisco Bay, they damage
commercial fishing nets and clog fish diversion structures. As omnivores they also reportedly scavenge for salmon and steelhead eggs.
humans. They burrow into banks and levees and speed up erosion. In San Francisco Bay, they damage
commercial fishing nets and clog fish diversion structures. As omnivores they also reportedly scavenge for salmon and steelhead eggs.