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What's in the Water: The Spider Crab

The Brian Lehrer Show | Mar 7, 2022

For this membership drive, we'll feature a ten minute deep dive on a different species found in New York City waterways, and the ecological issues that impact them. Up next, Agata Poniatowski, outreach and engagement manager at the Billion Oyster Project, shares some facts about the Spider Crab, how waterfront access has impacted the species, and offers some solutions.

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