EXPERTS are looking into another possible theory behind the deaths of crabs in North East waters.

With dead crabs continuing to wash up on the region's beaches at Redcar, Saltburn, and Hartlepool, environmental scientists are continuing to probe into the possible cause.

Experts from the Marine Management Organisation is looking into the possibility of seismic activity which may have caused the deaths of the crabs.

On top of this, they are looking into wind turbines as a potential lead. 

Redcar has 27 offshore wind turbines just over 1km away from shore.

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The Environment Agency is continuing to look into pollution as a possible cause behind the devastation.

Environmental campaigners are questioning whether it is safe to go into the water at some of the most popular beaches on Teesside.

A spokesperson from the Environment Agency said: “The Environment Agency is responsible for investigating possible pollution incidents that originate from land, so has taken samples of water, sediment, mussel and crab, which have been sent to their labs for analysis.

“The MMO is investigating other possible causes such as seismic activity and wind turbines.

“Investigations are still ongoing – we have no updates as of yet I’m afraid. Please do feel free to get back in contact in future for any developments.”

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Other theories have included sewage in the water, storms, and dredging on the Tees.

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