Pilot fishery targets invasive European Green Crab

A close up image of the European Green Crab on a black background

Source: Megan Frey / U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Public Domain)

The Government of Canada is launching a commercial fisheries pilot to control an invasive species threatening marine ecosystems in Southwest New Brunswick.

Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) has announced a one-year commercial fisheries pilot aimed at controlling the invasive European Green Crab in Southwest New Brunswick.

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