Irivine’s wife Stephanie posted the find to Facebook telling people to be on the lookout for the crabs.
“They were surprised the crab had come here so fast.
The European Green Crabs are a problem because they will kill juvenile crabs, clams and mussels.
He said that the crab is a large male and although the finding is concerning, there’s no evidence to suggest that there’s local reproduction of European Green Crabs in Ladysmith.