BANGOR DAILY NEWS • December 3, 2023
With climate change consistently bringing warmer temperatures to the Gulf of Maine, there is another unfamiliar species making its way north along the coast, and it might not bode well for Maine’s salt marshes. Fiddler crabs, small crabs that get their name by having one claw that is noticeably bigger than the other, have spread up the coast as far as Maine’s midcoast, according to a recent scientific study. And they appear to be harming the growth of grasses in the marshes where they can be found.