August 10-14, 2020
Did You Know That Invasive European Green Crabs Threaten Nantucket’s Aquatic Resources?
Brought to you by The Nantucket Land Council and The Maria Mitchell Association
Join the Maria Mitchell Association and Nantucket Land Council for the first annual Nantucket Green Crab Week! Between August 10 – 14 they will be posting daily content about invasive green crabs and what you can do to help.
Each day this week (August 10 – August 14), these two organizations will share opportunities to learn more about green crabs and ways you can help us reduce the threat of this invasive species. Check below for daily green crab content, including informational videos, cooking lessons, live lectures, and the chance to participate in green crab research through a Citizen Science survey!
European green crabs were first introduced to North America in the 1800s, likely traveling in ballast water of merchant ships from Europe. This invasive species is now abundant on Nantucket and threatening crucial aquatic resources, including eelgrass beds, shellfish populations, and native crab communities here on the island.
Join them this week for informational videos, cooking lessons, live lectures, the chance to participate in green crab research, and more! See below for our official schedule:
Monday:
10am The Green Crab Problem
YouTube Video
10am How to Identify and Sex Green Crabs
YouTube Video
Tuesday:
10am Research Demonstration with the NLC
YouTube Video
7pm-8pm: Green Crab AMA with MMA Aquarium Director, Jack Dubinsky
Live Zoom Webinar
Register here:
https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_BK8qp6ApS3uQK4PLDz-zDA
Wednesday:
10am Help us Monitor Nantucket’s Green Crab Population–A Citizen Science Initiative
YouTube Video and Citizen Science Activity
7pm-8pm: MMA Science Speaker Series with James Elliot
Live Zoom Webinar
Register here:
https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_HoP5VzMTQXqhZ8UxXUc7MA
Thursday:
5pm-6pm Green Crab Cooking Demo with Mary Parks
Live Zoom Webinar
Register here:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_jRVjvkVtRmq2QbxaNTJpeA
See NLC Facebook event here:
https://www.facebook.com/events/675833173196632/
10am How to Make Green Crab Broth
YouTube Video
Friday:
10am How to Use Green Crabs as Fishing Bait
YouTube Video
10am How to Incorporate Green Crabs into Compost and Fertilizer
YouTube Video
Together as a community, it is possible to help prevent green crabs from destroying the natural resources that make Nantucket’s waters so special!
Together as a community, it is possible to help prevent green crabs from destroying the natural resources that make Nantucket’s waters so special!