In 1984 Callinectes sapidus was observed in northern France, the Netherlands (North Sea, Waddensea) and very probably in Belgium. After a series of observations in the river Scheldt (e.g. an egg-bearing female) and a record in the Humber estuary, it seems possible that the Blue Crab is settling or has settled in the southern North Sea.
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