Why Does Everyone Kill Green Crabs?!

[@tmmle7]

Green crabs would make good fertilizer. Crab meal is a thing for home gardens. You can also eliminate bag limits in areas they are not native, and use them for fish bait. Just a thought.

[@PfukYT]

"crab people crab people. Look like crab work like people. Crab people crab people"....

[@Matt19076]

Depends on the area, but bag limits are not a thing for green crabs. In some areas such as Washington, you’re encouraged to report sightings but leave the crabs, because not all European green crabs are green, and native kelp crabs, shore crabs, and juveniles of larger crabs can look similar. However, you can keep and kill as many as you want, but the responsibility to identify them properly is on you, and if you’re wrong you will be fined.

[@DanR-kc1yt]

I have seen them used for fish bate on charter boats in Niantic CT before. The fisherman literally cut them in half with scissors and put them on the hook. I caught several black fish with the crabs as bait this way. This was about 2 years ago.

[@jafjavier4939]

That's what i was thinking, they do it with shrimp and lobster, so why not crabs

[@samsonoh1352]

Mhm That’s a great idea but it would have to be only males for bait to cut the chance of eggs getting out there All should be ground to pulp and dried and could probably be used for certain animal feeds as well

[@DominusHydra40k]

Why the hell can't delicious king crab breed like crazy all over?

[@ironworkerfxr7105]

True rabbit true

[@Differ220]

because we keep eating em faster then they can multiply

[@vcrush]

they actually do but catching them is super difficult cause they live in a super deep sea with super cold water

[@thebiggestpanda1]

In a decade they will be considered a delicacy

[@fvw1187]

They do actually.

[@Rainho1991]

I live in a place where the green crabs are native and I must say, they are delicious! Boil them with some salt, hot sauce and bay leaf and you'll see. Also, the ones that are molting have a soft shell inside, they are used here as bait for fishing.

[@johneus9858]

Tell a corporation you can make crab patties fir the cheap and watch them disappear

[@TyrianHaze]

Exactly, if you can figure out how to get people to eat them, the problem will take care of itself.

[@Augoeides32]

I kept waiting for this to be addressed... why aren't they eaten? It looks like they just get killed and thrown away?

[@ForageGardener]

​@TyrianHaze no one has a problem eating them they are just tiny. Would need 4 to 8 of them to only equal 1 lobster tail. The problem is it would become too expensive due to processing and customers don't want them because they are tiny

[@TyrianHaze]

@@ForageGardener Well, if they can be eaten, then someone just needs to figure out how to make it cost effective to cook them up and feed people with them. Like I said: if it's something people will eat, the problem will solve itself.

[@Augoeides32]

@@ForageGardener The video said slaughter hundreds of thousands of them at a time. Assuming the meat is edible, I imagine that's more than enough to supply a restaurant or other local business.

[@colbyjames7255]

TWIMC: On the topic of invasive species. Never turn cute little goldfish loose in a lake or river. They're basically a type of carp that can grow enormous & voracious outside of a little bowl on one's table.

[@MPbmfm]

Yep give them room and they'll grow

[@youtubename3838]

yep! we have some football sized goldfish in the lake by my house. its so crazy seeing them every time

[@madtownangler]

I was able to catch ONE in ten years I fished for them And grass carp when I lived in Denver. I knew a few people who caught them on bugs

[@franklinwilliamsokeke7368]

That's to tell you how evasive they can be and how determined the government is in getting rid of them. 😅😅

[@colbyjames7255]

@@franklinwilliamsokeke7368 Either eat goldfish or flush them. Or both - sequentially. Wait a minute... Never mind. Everything's eatable. You're right. Let it go.

[@torietorreano6613]

They are edible and considered a delicacy in their home ranges such as Spain and Italy.

[@mikelbrenn111]

Green crabs and other small crab species are eaten in their local areas, the issue are whe these crabs are introduced to other location, they will eat everything.

[@K1lla513]

They dont die, they multiply...😂

[@negao360]

They BEBE’S CRABS!

[@MarkSentMe]

Her comes the Crabstepper

[@cornpipe]

Colors...colors..

[@LegendaryDarkKnight602]

Them: Don't die, multiply. Us: Divide and conquer.

[@mtbridingog9083]

On ♿️ we never die we multiply

[@recommended4134]

To me this is screaming let's open up a SpongeBob krusty krab restaurant selling green krabby patties... 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@ORACLEANTIFREZRGAMINGALT]

Actually I think the meat would be a white meat still you use like a green colored chutney

[@Edwarddiaz21]

The flavor is supposedly nasty.

[@Ironcross6669]

Mrs. Crab is in the back press the patty out her Eggs! LMFAO 😂😂😂

[@ultrademigod]

@@Edwarddiaz21 Nah they taste fine

[@nawawiawi4013]

And government paying you at the same time 👍

[@kingpet]

FYI, green crabs are edible, and yes, they can taste delicious. you know what to do.

[@vgernyc]

"See now why we have been forced to live for a 1000 years. But soon we shall rule the land of Earth and Mankind will be gone!" Crab People - South Park

[@PfukYT]

"if we can't make you metrosexuals, then we'll make you into crab people".

[@PfukYT]

"Crab people, crab people. Look like crab, work like people". Crab people, crab people

[@Panteni87]

​@@PfukYTthanks... Now I got that stuck in my head...

[@Enockspeers-xbyz]

Hi Steve . I have been consuming your contents for a good time now and i should say that I am pleased that you have brought back the less than 15minutes form format video

[@nonamenoname9322]

You never once throughout this whole video explain why people don’t eat them. Do they taste bad? Are they poisonous? You explain everything else, but why they’re not eaten.

[@lolbit1232]

I’ll give you the sum up 1.They are eaten (Only in a couple places) 2. People are more focused on killing then to stop them from killing off other sea life and eating them isn’t effective in doing this 3. They have a bad reputation of not being good quality compared to other types of crabs 4.they are smaller compared to other crabs people eat which makes them less appealing

[@got2kittys]

You can easily eat them, but they only contain an ounce or less of meat. Basically, they are Scrawney! Better ground up by the dozens to raise chickens.

[@sauljuliao8033]

I have eaten green crab all my life. They are used in many food dishes in Portugal.

[@coldsoul333]

Theres little edible parts and such a pain process to actually eat.

[@kcluu9390]

Truthfully, their shells are much harder than normal crabs so it makes it a pain for a little bit of meat.

[@AlexR604]

Green crab, the new super food to fight starvation world wide

[@eurosonly]

Won't say what crab you had?You eatin illegal crabs, Steve?

[@DumbCarGuy]

He was talking about from his old ladys bush

[@cameronsylvester8934]

Boo don't ruin the mystery ​@@DumbCarGuy

[@valiantecuasion5310]

You need Chinese in your area. They are more voracious than the green crab.

[@alicekramden8640]

Ong, have you seen Chinese at a food buffet?

[@sandralogue1774]

Hmong,they are almost as invasive as the green crabs 😂

[@garbo8962]

Went fishing on a party boat with Chinese people. Mate said wait for the yelling. While cleaning the first fish he throw the head into the ocean. Chinese use heads to make soup.

[@juanlui284]

😂

[@IberianCraftsman]

Nah, just bring people from Spain 🇪🇦 we love green crabs here

[@MikePfunk]

the most invasive species ever

[@chromabyteYT]

i think humans are more invasive

[@chrismcleod9748]

Isn't that special.

[@Auroral_Anomaly]

@@chromabyteYTYeah…

[@TripleDeckerSupreme]

@@chromabyteYT God shut up

[@therealistintheboot8822]

​@@chromabyteYTNo tree hagget

[@Taranis2b]

Well, finally a worthy opponent? Time to defend our world dominance! 😂

[@jml251]

It ain't easy being green!- Kermit the frog

[@sandralogue1774]

@@jml251 I do not like them Sam I am,I do not like green eggs and ham(crab) 🦀

[@UndergroundHouseAndTechno]

ribbit!

[@neandrthalnone7442]

“Invincible”….until they meet a pot of boiling water 😂😂

[@Kayla-pm1eg]

Humans don't do so well submerged in boiling water either😂

[@RayMak]

I thought they are yummy too

[@JarlJohan]

For some reason i hear " Money! Money!" in my head.

[@IberianCraftsman]

As a Spaniard 🇪🇦 it offends me how so much food is being wasted, like why not eating them they are tasty 😅, just clean it the exact same you would a blue crab, exactly the same, can even also deep fry when molting, try it 😋 We call them "cambaros" btw

[@jamesharrison6201]

One of the wonderful side benefits of INTERNATIONAL COMMERCE. WE NEED MORE OF IT

[@lorabenz]

here in Denmark we make bio gas of craps and star fish, a fleet of ships hunt craps and star fish year round 96.000 tons were used to make bio gas , last year

[@davidlaffin7012]

$5 per crab is actually insane

[@ForageGardener]

Tryna keep these evasive species outta here

[@ForageGardener]

*invasive

[@Based_wrld]

I was assuming he meant 5 per pound..

[@bustatron]

Make damn millions

[@itsruffoutchea6636]

$5 per crab or $5 per pound. Sounds like I need to move to that area. I'd live on my boat bc I'm working 15 hours a day.

[@coldogno7]

green crab trying to takeover the world

[@d-godfather]

they would never survive asia because we eat them hahaha

[@NozomuYume]

Why can't they build a processing system to turn them into crab sticks or something? I mean they're not high quality crabs but you could at least use them to make crab sticks and use them like imitation "krab" but you could market it as being made with actual crab.

[@ventcurtisburkett532]

If they taste bad to us, we could still use them to make cat food or dog food. Maybe pescatarians would eat them. What about all natural fertilizers made from green crabs.

[@sosayweall_jpg]

crab sticks/imitation crab (surimi) is actually made of fish, not crab. it's extremely impractical to process crabs in a way a product like that would be manufactured. look how small they are also, the amount of meat per crab is abysmal with these you really have to find them when they're moulted so you can eat them soft but like the video said.. their shells harden particularly fast, so this is also probably very impractical

[@SKaede]

Perhaps it's not cost efficient in these 1st world country, if these crab ever set foot in Asia they would be eliminate pretty fast the way you said. You know how snakehead fish are dangerous invasive species? They're just food in their homeland, their place is in the market and kitchen lol.

[@Redguns4life]

Because extracting crab meat isn't easy. There's more exoskeleton than there is meat, and you can't just crush them because the shells are inedible.

[@thelastdefenderofcamelot5623]

You can sell it as food for pets or aquafarming or use it as fertiilizer.

[@reformed1trick739]

I live in Maine and can confirm that they are a huge problem for us

[@animal_DJ123]

Yeah I've never seen crab in maine that wasn't a green crab

[@tacuachandocuh8233]

Can you eat them ?

[@reformed1trick739]

@tacuachandocuh8233 The problem is that they out compete the species you actually want to eat while changing the habitat.

[@Smurf5738]

they could grind these up and use them as compost in agriculture. It'd probably provide a lot of soil nutrients.

[@johnsonlong8491]

Dead crab are smelly 🤢🤢🤢🤢

[@fajaradi1223]

​@@johnsonlong8491 So does wet compost

[@johnsonlong8491]

@@fajaradi1223 few years back i did a revenge to am enemy, I hide a crab under his car somewhere, And later down the road he has no idea whats that smell

[@christinfranklin1333]

They could use these instead of whatever creatures they use to make artificial crab meat!!

[@fajaradi1223]

Who are they? PETA?

[@storytimewithunclebill1998]

And now I know. Was fun to watch. Great video

[@REBELSCL]

So.. are they inedible? Catching numbers like that they could be used for all sorts of things… ground up and added to feed.l. fertilizer…etc

[@panl22]

Try them, try them, and you may. Try them and you may, I say!

[@melzz]

Everything will eventually evolve into crab

[@jyyyb]

Can they not be turned into food for farmed salmon

[@somethingsomething404]

If we harvest the adults the babies live longer apparently because the adults eat the babies if we let them

[@NeonAstralOfficial]

@@somethingsomething404 why not harvest the babies then

[@hansel2001]

$5 for every green crab in Washington state sounds incorrect, but chatGPT did confirm this was true as of 2022. If this bounty is still intact, anyone want to start a green crab transport business from California to Washington State? Easy money.

[@Krishnakumar-wl7ih]

Can't we do the mosquito thingy? Introduce crap ton of sterile crabs, thereby reducing the chances of successful mating of fertile ones

[@smgri]

They mate more than once

[@brettstaley3730]

The amount of blue crabs that you called green crabs is wild

[@raphlvlogs271]

what happened to the green crabs that were introduced to Australia South Africa and Japan as shown on the map? did they become invasive as well or died off shortly?

[@TheQueenRulesAll]

I would guess, like with many species, brought by shipping between continents.

[@AK47BLACKice]

When I was a little boy, I used to catch them all the time in Rhode Island. They were everywhere especially underneath rocks. I know my uncle and a lot of fishermen used them for fishing bait though, particularly for tautog.

[@keinohrhasi79]

couldn't otters help?

[@Mexican00b]

why leave work for otters that you can do?🥁

[@Pjimp137]

The ultimate lifeform ~crab~

[@y3c]

nothing mentioned on how these critters tastes

[@CodeHK]

The analogy about the human-sized crab is kind of moot. We already know that the largest an organism can get without lungs is likely the size of coconut crabs. Not unless Earth regressed to a time when it had more oxygen.

[@MarkSentMe]

I would be eating crabs every day.

[@alexto9216]

These carbs are all over Victoria, Australia. They taste not bad but their hard shell, small size, and lack of meat make them undesirable for human consumption.

[@davenorman8251]

I come from queensland and I have never seen one..cold water species maybe.

[@NCF8710]

Green crabs make good bait.

[@matthewmcclure5218]

And free bait at that.

[@skeletorrocks2452]

They're actually starting to be eaten in certain places. Which is a good thing because then it reduces the numbers and makes a job market for people. The same thing is kind of happening with the Asian carp issue.

[@Katimoy]

If that’s eatable, you can just bring us Filipinos there and we’ll do it for free 😅

[@fge00]

I looked it up, they are edible

[@RiggyRonnie]

That’s what you get for killing off their only natural predators, seals

[@Nmethyltransferase]

"Why Does Everyone Kill Green Crabs?!"

[@vergilneedsmorepower473]

I need to know -Frozone

[@JohnnyKickHolesInTheSky]

They are invasive

[@Provocateur3]

Do they taste bad?

[@jimcoulter5877]

Because they do damage and do not belong here in Washington State. Probably brought by not so Bright Foreign Invaders with their Trash marine Life.

[@chuck-jy7mz]

@@Provocateur3 I understand the Europeans eat them and they taste good.

[@ThatguyPanda86]

“How about some Naval Gunfire Bro,” 😂

[@Stephen_Jabs]

well I can eat 50 crabs a day

[@CLFS]

Im sorry but that coffee was a crime 😂

[@MightyPooPSTEAM]

So why aren't we eating them? Turn them into food?

[@FascinatedBy]

Green crabs are being eaten already. In fact they have been a part of Spanish and Italian cuisine for a good while but outside of this region green crabs have poor reputation and often viewed as lesser-quality products. And even though those are being introduced into cuisine in some USA regions as a substitute for Blue crabs, the idea of "sea cockroaches" remains strong and there aren't enough consumers to make harvesting and processing those crabs economically viable on many occasions. And even if we would be eating them we simply can't outcompete them. Invasive species are known for being able to reproduce quickly.

[@theboringchannel2027]

@@FascinatedBy french eat too

[@Mandingo_]

its the first thing he mentioned.

[@somethingsomething404]

We shouldn’t create a market for them

[@Zyzyx442]

@@somethingsomething404 why not animal feed?

[@hoi-polloi1863]

"A crab faces you, he is the enemy. An enemy deserves no mercy."

[@kx4532]

Make cat food?

[@g4r15]

Those green crab cost around us$8 per kg in my country. I think you can export it to asian countries. We can eat all kind of your crabs.

[@peterhobin9199]

1:03 I’m a bit confused by the subtle/obvious ….pun/phrase, “we are top” in all the videos - but entertaining content none the less 👍🏻

[@michaelcoletta4547]

A certain Anthony Palumbo comes to mind... if you know, you know 😂 (TCAP lore)

[@leungahcan4611]

I’m sure there are companies who do crushes them into powder then make them into those calcium pills many of us take daily.

[@Mr.Helper.]

College campuses protesting… green crab lives matter

[@grimezone]

This won't be a problem anywhere in Asia as long as Sze Chuan sauce exists

[@hisojaper4600]

Is it edible

[@sweetcherry7759]

Yes! The flavor is described as: Green crabs have a complex and delicate flavor that lingers on the palate but doesn't overbear a dish. This flavor profile is deepened by the crab's naturally occurring umami compounds. Chef's we've worked with have described the crab as “sweeter than blue crab”, “complex”, and “rich”.

[@noneyabizz8337]

....

[@baldieman64]

Catch. Purge. Cook. There's not much meat, but crab makes an amazing soup base.

[@mr44mag]

It is sort of shocking no one has turned this into a massive stock/broth industry. The quickest way to get rid of something is to put value on it.

[@lolbit1232]

@@mr44magissue is it’s like selling dirt, it has value but only to certain people, it’s better to scare other markets into hating them so they focus on killing them

[@Musicdudeyoutub]

Intellectuals with government funding got involved and made the problem worse.. I'm shocked

[@sweetcherry7759]

More like not listening to intellectuals..

[@Arcturus549]

Underrated comment

[@CherieFord]

Green crabs can be used for a lot of different things!!!!!! Cook and eat - fish bait - ground up and used for fertilizer,fed to chicken's, used as bait for trapping raccoons, possum's, skunk 🦨🦨🦨🦨🦨 and you can use it to catch flys...... you can also use the cooked shells to make a wind chimes and just about anything else that you can think of.. so have fun and enjoy your day.....

[@ogeyrat]

Why do you keep showing Blue crabs when you mention Green crabs? blues are tasty to eat.

[@midnite-chowboy]

Hi, there is no $5 bounty on green crabs in Washington state at the present time. From Washington dept. of Fish and Wildlife "If you find a suspected European green crab or its shell in Washington, take photos and report it as soon as possible using the form on the European green crab identification and information page. Review WDFW's crab identification guide (PDF), and take pictures to confirm identification. At this time, we are not asking the public to kill suspected green crabs. This may sound counterintuitive but is intended to protect native crabs from cases of mistaken identity. As a Prohibited species, it is illegal to possess a live European green crab in Washington."

[@lermanesacha7667]

This is the beginning of a waaagh of crabe for sure

[@rowanvanheiningen8006]

kinda wild how these green crabs are somehow reminding me of humans

[@sweetcherry7759]

Yet you, a human, are still here.. 😐

[@Danbotology]

This is the first KZbin video I've watched where I've noticed the like button gets highlighted when the narrator asks to 'drop a like'.

[@Danbotology]

To witness for yourself, go to about 1:07 and watch!

[@paintfatpurple7394]

Chow time

[@MegaFoobar]

Are they eaten by halibut? Octopi? Are they preferred?

[@dli-cashare5942]

You don't explain why we don't eat green crabs

[@theboringchannel2027]

small crab that is hard to extract the meat from.

[@KRich408]

What's the easiest way to catch crabs? Open a underwater Mustang Ranch. 😮

[@nerdlingeeksly5192]

These crabs act a lot like humans in regards to the environment.

[@reddragon4482]

Like the Chinese lol.

[@TexasTimeLord]

They build shelters and plant gardens to grow food? Nice!

[@BurchellAtTheWharf]

As commercial fisherman, green crabs are invasive from Europe

[@JerseyDevilsDen]

Please please stop saying that people owe you something at the end of your video like ooh you owe me a like stop please nobody owes you anything and that I would hope drives people away because it's almost driving me away man and I love your videos I watch them every day almost well every day you put out a video but please stop saying you owe me

[@KevinAgoncillo]

You owe him an apology, in the beginning of the video 1:10 he says those who don't, the message isn't for you. So... that message wasn't for you.

[@sweetcherry7759]

You okay?

[@Human_G]

I think you owe him a like.

[@woden_arbosa]

Then leave. No one likes you here anyhow

[@lorettaross2007]

Hi Steve, how is your day going? I didn't know about green crabs! Thanks for the interesting information! Catch you again next time!

[@ohmanthatguy2443]

They can be eaten. Used for bait also. It is more work to consume them but as the video stated they proliferate so quickly that its easy to get enough for a meal. Reminds me of another invasive species, the snakehead fish. Unlike this crab however the fish provides a substantial amount of meat that can be flavored to your liking such as common white meat fish (tilapia etc).

[@JssQLD]

I smell an entrepreneurs dream right here...

[@Grissbane]

turns out you can eat them. so just tell everyone that they're tasty

[@Matt-bp5vy]

What was Watop reaction to Kyle Hill video 'Suing KZbin’s Science Scammers' Watop wad mentioned at 01:08?

[@babogam]

I hope they make protein supplements or dog biscuits

[@fragxgaming8677]

You missed saying " crabs don't give a crap"

[@randomtube8226]

So that's the secret formula to the crabby pattie 😂

[@resonancebarracuda478]

They are literally the embodiment of "sea locusts"

[@PfukYT]

I'm pretty sure the electricity used on (Asian) carp, stuns them and they float to the surface. Otherwise other fish would be wiped out along with them

[@CoryAnthony-vy4fl]

For people wanting to know. Its mainly bc the meat the green crabs have arent worth the trouble it takes to get it out. So they dont get as big. And they just arent as tasty as red rock, dungeness and alaskan king crabs. You can eat them. And they arent bad tasting. But if people are going to put in the work to catch, cook and eat them. They expect to have their meat be worth it as far as amount. And they just really arent worth the trouble. Plus, with how quickly they breed. They are taking all the spots, food etc for other crabs that actually do produce a good amount of meat that also tastes better. If we didnt kill as many green crabs as we do. They would take over and just out compete all the other “better crabs.” Bc the better crabs dont reproduce as quickly. I myself dont really eat fish and shellfish. Only fish i do eat is fish i catch myself out of one of my ponds which are either channel catfish or crappie bigger than your hands lol. And i rarely am in the mood for fish. The average size of the channel catfish in my ponds are 7lbs. And thats average. The bigger ones are roughly 20lbs. Myself, i have found the bigger the catfish the worse the meat tastes. So ill open my ponds up for people to fish every couple of years and let them take as many channels as they want to thin the big ones down. Then ill get a few tank loads of .5lb-2lb channels. To me, those are when they are at their best as far as meat tasting wise. And if your not big on fish that has that real fishy fishy taste and smell. Thats when you can get that kind of fish. I do also have a really big deep pond that is full of flatheads and blues. I think the biggest one is 70lbs. I dont even have to worry about ducks wrecking my ponds bc all the ducks are to scared to be in any of my ponds bc one pond has catfish big enough that will eat grown ducks. And yes i have seen it. Lol Everyone asks me how i can have my ponds like i do without having to have air filtration etc in them. And thats bc all my ponds are spring fed. And when my great grandpa dug them. He dug them in a way where all 4 ponds have waterfalls, and those waterfalls are constantly filling up the ponds with nice spring water. I do have air filtrations i will put in the water when we have dry spells and the water is really really warm though. But i havent had to use them in a few years.

[@plynwow]

Kinda dumb question... They are native to Europe and North Africa, but have been a threat to the Atlantic Coast since the 1800s and have recently been found in Alaska. Green crabs are damaging to marine habitats and ecosystems in several ways

[@cariasbaroga9293]

This may be off topic but why not modify them? Genetically modify few thousands and set it free? Make them bigger and weaken their shell so it could be a supple food source?

[@theshoreys4741]

Sound like humans and green crabs have the same master plan

[@johnmarkaquino7310]

In my country that is not a problem..we cook them called "ginataan alimango" and very delicious

[@aldob5681]

after cooking they are good as others. in italy there are the blue crab

[@joebob227]

So basically green crabs and humans are essentially the same exact things.

[@LGIZZZ303]

green crabs be like WITH THIS TREASURE I SUMMON

[@jamesbarisitz4794]

There's gotta be a way to make cat food out of them.

[@eskimolost2012]

they can might be catch and make them into fertilizer

[@danielreyes1084]

Lobster used to be fed to convictos in prison now its a delicsy and expensive