Chinese Mitten Crab Records Wanted

A new website for the Mitten Crab Recording Project (supported by CCW) was launched  recently with an online recording facility.
Chinese mitten crabs are officially listed as one of the World's 100 worst invasive species. They can cause damage to fishing gear and river banks, block intake screens, modify natural habitats and compete with native species. At the moment there is limited knowledge of their distribution within UK and this recording project has been launched to aid people to send in records.
Go to the Mitten Crab Recording Project website to get more information on identification of this species and to submit your records directly. These records will also be readily available to Local Record Centres.