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An impressive adult mitten crab has been trapped. Photo: Heleen Keirsebelik / University of Antwerp

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View into the catch basket. On “a good day”, thousands of young crabs are trapped within 24 hours in the "Kleine Nete", a small river in Belgium. Photo: Heleen Keirsebelik / University of Antwerp

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Grabbed! In future, mitten crabs will also be trapped in Germany. Photo: Björn Suckow, AWI

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Construction of the trap in the "Kleine Nete" river in Belgium. A simple but effective trap construction. Photo: Paul van Loon / Flanders environment agency

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The juvenile crabs make up the main catch. Here a young mitten crab was caught while migrating upstream. Photo: Sam Franquet

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