Invasion of the Tuna Crabs, Redondo Beach, California

Tuna Crabs, AKA Red Pelagic Crabs invade the Redondo Submarine Canyon. I've been diving this location for years and have never seen anything like this. Epic Fun!
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[@MrRJCtube]

7/9/19: I dove this location recently to check on the invasion status and the Pleuroncodes planipes also called tuna crabs or pelagic red crab were completely gone. So, it sounds like all you hungry folks may be out of luck!

[@sgv6263]

Rick Coleman ty for the update

[@Thefishingplumber]

Someone got to them first i hope theres a catch and cook vid!

[@williamjones6053]

I really enjoy this guys videos ..hint of jealousy ..but he does awesome dives to bad my states ocean is to dirty to dive in thanks to the Mississippi River ..water clarity is muddy at best ..continue posting these vids Rick Coleman ..I am going to sub ..thanks again for sharing your part of the world with us ..

[@mrdude88]

Teh Chuan Or the South. These can be a great substitution for Crawfish.

[@WE_WUZ]

Sounds like the Chinese got wind of it

[@JustJamesNotJerry]

I like how they fling themselves backwards while looking the same direction.

[@ever-schmever]

they go "flee"

[@Lylaris_or_Garuk]

This is simply amazing They are such silly creatures in such a fabulous way They are friends on mass scale

[@jessebb193]

They seem very aware I wonder if they can be trained with food 🤔

[@chr0min0id]

0:52 Lol I like how that crab was getting swarmed by the of tuna crabs while trying to eat. Mans was probably like, *”GET THIS SHIT OFF ME!”*

[@doge1490]

mmmm mad bald streamer rage real?

[@michaelwave9831]

Their smile is too much

[@Samuraistar92]

These guys are too adorable to be my dinner. Such precious and adorable creatures. They seem very curious. I feel compassion for them.❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@minuit6305]

Idk why i find them so adorable 😅

[@poodlescone9700]

This "invasion" can be stopped with lots of garlic and butter.

[@barryiwashita6352]

Yup... looks tasty to me !!

[@ranyk6]

Seafood boli

[@faylenebyrd]

Exactly

[@redcardinal714]

Exactly🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@carocaron7112]

PoodleScone 😂😂😂🤘🏻

[@long_chin_man]

AWWW look at their adorable lil smile!! :3

[@ilonggopoako]

That crab at 4:01 that ate like it is pulling out meat from a chicken leg got me smiling until that crab at 4:16 that got its shit scared out of it had me laughing oh boy that priceless expression 😂😂😂

[@waxwinged_hound]

0:52 it took me an embarrassing amount of time to realize that that rock covered in algae in the middle is also a crab.

[@azuloceano]

Hi, this is a very interesting video! I have a question: did you film this at night or during daylight hours? I am asking because I saw these crabs in San Diego but the water was so murky in the first 80 feet that in the bottom it looked like a night diving. I wonder if the crabs behave differently during night dives. Thank you!

[@MrRJCtube]

This footage was from a night dive

[@2manyscars]

idk y but their faces up close look like they’re smilingg

[@williamjones6053]

Fact : tuna crabs need to be consumed by bigger predator ..fact : I'm a pretty good size predator at 6'6 and 290 pounds ..so where is this invasion again

[@Mbaldwin437]

I used to live in Redondo beach and Manhattan beach back in the mid eighties,loved the place,Red Onion was the hang out and seafood was the daily eats,along with what ever was growing in the yard like fruits!

[@rebekahkissel7629]

I don't see a problem.I see dinner. Huge pot of water and cajun crawfish boil seasoning. Bon appetite!!

[@MindVentureVault]

bon apple tea*

[@Guardian2001]

*We think the same thing*

[@binsectica]

stop be mean 2 crab friend

[@deannelson9565]

@@binsectica we're not mean to them we just boil them alive and eat them there's a difference! LOL

[@titanely5723]

@@MindVentureVault bon apple tity

[@junandan6580]

They looks like baby spiny lobsters. I can hear crunching,... Maybe the diver is already enjoying them as meal.

[@Harry_Ballzonya]

Nature looks so delicious

[@luismontes134]

4:16 lmao

[@theperformerofficialhindi9539]

You are doing a great job...so beautiful locations... thanks for sharing

[@tamitrue6082]

They're kinda neat!!! They got some kinda jet propulsion thing going on.

[@veronicam2942]

When a crab and shrimp mate. 😆

[@CafeBianco]

Best way to stop this is to grab a steam pot, sea water, butter, garlic, and parsley.

[@slamacatgt4296]

Have fun eating toxic producing crabs.

[@ramiel7666]

That langust was like: "I'm in the wrong neighborhood....."

[@elvindeboisblanc7595]

I want a Team Fortress 2 dubbed version where they are Spycrabs.

[@sandufloor8559]

I agree with others in comments. DINNER TIME.

[@Daichi-pz8oc]

I could watch this video all day

[@stefanschwalenberg8320]

Is it mating season for them or their usual prey that brings them there in such monstrous numbers?

[@icecold7088]

Send me a sack I'm from Louisiana we know what to do with that

[@imari2305]

Wow!! I've never heard of Tuna Crabs. I live in NY and I guess it would be too cold here for them to thrive unless during our summer seasons which is now. They look like a lobster and crab mated and they are the offspring lol. Pretty cool how they all just bunch together. I wonder if they're edible?

[@eleonorceria1914]

I can literally eat this cute little things while having a movie marathon 😂

[@Squiggly-zg8zc]

All I hear is “woah” “wow”

[@martinnabellmonts8641]

They are so cute ❤❤❤but Invasive.

[@JarkoMalen]

Now this Is the new area 51 invasion.

[@ramenjoa6790]

They are all... look great!

[@brandonwhitson1611]

What a feast, count me in, ill bring the Everglades seasoning, you bring the butter

[@six6tysix]

Everglades 😂

[@ayyubabdullah9289]

Legend has it the diver made a net out of sea kelp and is still at home dining on these today.

[@kuopeter4759]

i'm so hungry after watching this

[@SR-rc4on]

I grew up in the South Bay (Carson/Torrance). We always went to Redondo Beach Ave C to cruise and swim, etc. Also went there to hunt ‘tuna’. I also caught ‘crabs’ there...thanks to penicillin got cured up!!!...oh wait, this isn’t that type of vid...🤭🤣🤣🤣

[@sunshine7453]

This is not a problem. This is the solution of our problem. These crabs are delicious. They are extremely expensive in Europe and Asia. I had been fishing of Redondo for many years as a young man. They used to have barges of the shore for fishing. None exists today along the entire coast of California because it is depleted. Large fishing boats with miles long net scooping all bait fishes to make fertilizer. We do not see them. I would not call this an invasion but rather an invitation. I guess people are now so used to see depleted ocean and overpopulated world. I wish they invade my swimming pool. I already put out a big sign "WELCOME" and a small red carpet for respect. Thanks for putting this video, the new delicious crabs will be soon exterminated!

[@corneliushoward4343]

Never heard of this kinda crab

[@rubenchables8303]

Sone of them where smiling at me saying: guigui guigui (eat me eat me) ha ha lol Nice video!!!!!

[@LifeWithLowee]

Hey! I was just a Redondo Beach last weekend! 😆

[@nitto24]

I'm already thinking potatoes, sausages, corns.... etc. And buckets!!

[@rorogallardo9375]

they are smiling ..so cute ..Praise God in creating them ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🙏

[@maryc7830]

Mind blowing. So amazing.

[@greenseagull9611]

They are just fucking adorable

[@codycargill4521]

I love your videos.

[@shattereddream2947]

Shout-out to the cameraman he didn't get injured

[@agusserangbanten]

Amazing my friend😊👍👍👍

[@ryandevan2793]

♬ We were going diving, everybody had matching suits. ♪ ♬ Somebody went under the dock, and there they saw; some squats! ♪ ♬ But they weren’t just squats! They were squat lobsters! ♪ ♬ Squat Lobsters! ♪ ♬ Squat Lobsters?! ♪

[@jjohnson71958]

perfect pet for anyone

[@JorgeMolina-em2vp]

this is so cool

[@jamescoleakaericunderwood2503]

I remember seeing those things 90 -100 miles off shore on my way to the Tanner Cortez banks.

[@donfinley2540]

Saltwater crawfish I have fished Redondo for almost 40 years never saw these before.

[@gh1Mikie]

Whelp

[@riccyprak1227]

Same I was going to make comment of my own saying the same thing

[@OKittenPlayz]

I love them omg-- 😭💞💕💞💞💕💞💕💞

[@TS-1267]

... FEEL THE RHYTHM My Little Gang of "RAVER CRABS" MOVE YOUR BODY... 😂 @1:29

[@Kiyoshi_Seraphim315]

Crab crab crab crab frighten scared hand hand hand hand hand

[@pinnacleexpress420]

marvelous video, thank you

[@DevProdigy]

I really want to know why are they so unafraid and curious

[@shadowtrooper5845]

There's more crabs than Ugandan knuckles supporters on VR chat

[@pieicx]

so delicious. Have never eaten them :(

[@burntdorito8297]

You never eaten them 😣 but they're delicious.

[@oscargaspar6466]

Epic video men 👍 Is this redondo beach California ?

[@Shokenryu]

Beautiful shot bro!!! I'm getting hungry damnit.

[@trikkerman1]

looks almost like crawfish. Wonder how they taste when boiled like crawfish?

[@matthewhalo1799]

eeeee they’re so weird and cute I love them

[@ginielvillacote2372]

This crabs even smile in front of the camera.

[@shadowknight5073]

Gentlemen dinner is served!

[@MixMasterLuffy]

They are such babies!

[@lego1631]

Are they edible? Salt water crayfish / crawdads

[@CongressSux1776]

4:32 Is that sediment floating, or brine shrimp swimming around?

[@chisaquaticvibe6524]

Amazing!

[@mr_ThreeEight_1776]

*crab* *crab* *FRIGHTEN* *crab* *crab* *crab*

[@M0A0R0k00W0Y0L0D0E]

FOOD! FOOD EVERY WHERE!

[@ahbaijay]

Wow.. Ulam na dis

[@TheBasketproductions]

They all look like they are smiling 😊

[@ronnguyen1230]

Wow saltwater version of Louisiana craw daddy's lol. They look delicious!

[@hennnseyxo1813]

I didn’t know there were salt water crawfish

[@Tom-cp6yj]

Where's the School of Tarpon when we need them!!

[@silvernoob5331]

They smile a lot! 4:16 wants to fight you tho

[@stella9443]

I live in Redondo Redondo Beach

[@theant4184]

*spy noises intensifies* -these crabs, probably

[@mr.fabulous9473]

Thats a sweet invasion. 👌

[@pedroratao6221]

shrimp at 1:16 "hello there!Oh, sorry, I didn't know you were recording"

[@dlagsyluv9172]

If only I get the chance , that will be me👇🏿 Break fast Lunch Dinner

[@louisle9162]

They look closer too lobsters/crawfish/shrimp than a crab.

[@axjagfilms]

0:32 “Darn teenagers get off my lawn”

[@bryanolson3578]

AMAZING!

[@BermieLostella3003]

Bruh they're like undersea starships

[@nitrodon1]

Are these edible? 🙃 asking for myself lol

[@brentrebrab]

I love em! Are the crabs? Are they lobsters? Are they either or neither?

[@jasonbaculan9412]

@1:29 looks like their smiling sayin "hey! stop watching eat me".

[@310.outdoors4]

Do you ever see the broom tail down there?

[@allanclose9684]

YUM !!

[@mikerethmel7275]

Nature takes its course!

[@charlesmatthews1737]

Lobster, is just screaming inside

[@asiahorizon1786]

Hand hand hand F R I G H T E N E D

[@YourFriendNate]

*Bada ba ba ba....im eatin it.*

[@malcolmcarter5541]

We have them here ( N. Ireland ) Long clawed squat lobsters.

[@DONKFORTRESS6956]

"Freighten" -crab