Tuna Crabs Invade Redondo Beach, CA

[Rick_C]

I've done dozens of dives at the Redondo Submarine Canyon and never once saw a Tuna Crab, (AKA Red Pelagic Crab), until I did a dive and there were millions:

 

[SandyRobinson]

Interesting - never heard of tuna crabs. are they invasive, edible? Looks like the were a PITA for a lobster and another crab, not to mention the shrimp.

 

[Kensei]

Yep. If you've ever seen a crayfish, that's pretty much what they look like, except they're red. Given the crappy diving we've had this year, nice to have something new going on.

 

[peterak]

Fascinating! To quote Annie Dillard from memory,"nature is, above all, profligate."

 

[Dan]

Let’s harvest them & do the tuna crab boil party like we do here on crawfish boil every spring.

 

[JXT71]

Interesting - never heard of tuna crabs. are they invasive, edible?

We got them in San Diego just before April this year. Not invasive, just appear out of nowhere for a while. It's probably not a good idea to eat them.

 

[txaggie08]

Looks like the crawfish we serve down here

 

[Ghost95]

I think the boil idea is worth a try! Get some Pro Boil or Swamp Fire and boil them up.

 

[Rick_C]

I think the boil idea is worth a try! Get some Pro Boil or Swamp Fire and boil them up.

I have friends that tried pan frying some of the tuna crab tails with crab paste..

 

[gr8jab]

"not safe for humans to eat because they may ingest toxin-producing plankton."

Thousands of Tiny Red Crustaceans Strand on California Beach