Conservation workshop in Okinawa: urgent action needed for land hermit crabs

Hsu, Chia-Hsuan; Reimer, James Davis; Naruse, Tohru; Miller, Shawn; Henriques, Sérgio

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On 21 April 2025, in support of the IUCN Species Survival Commission Invertebrate Conservation Committee’s efforts to address taxonomic gaps in underrepresented regions, a workshop was held in Okinawa, Japan, bringing together researchers and stakeholders to discuss challenges in land hermit crab conservation. Recent cases of illegal trafficking of thousands of land hermit crabs from the Ryukyu Islands to Indonesia, Taiwan and China, as well as sales of Okinawaorigin crabs, are of serious concern. During the workshop, participants discussed the ecological roles, cultural values, and management of land hermit crabs, highlighted smuggling incidents and considered future actions.