"Efficient predator": Invasive European green crab found in new area of Washington state

First it was murder hornets. Later, it was African clawed frogs. And don't forget the Japanese beetles.

Now it seems Washington state has another invasive species problem — a European green crab was captured this week in Hood Canal, the farthest south the species has been found in the Salish Sea.

Volunteers with Washington Sea Grant trapped the male European green crab in Nick's Lagoon near Seabeck in Kitsap County, the group reported. The organization has been tasked by the state with early detection of the crab's spread.