Crab holiday homes or "condos" are being rolled out to entice Asian paddle crabs - but no pleasant stay is planned for them.
Three months ago, a Ministry for Primary Industries survey found the aggressive crabs in Tauranga Harbour. They could have devastating consequences for fisheries in the Bay of Plenty.
"They detected two Asian paddle crabs, Charybdis Japonica, a male and a female in a pot by the Matapihi Bridge," said biosecurity officer Hamish Lass.
The Bay of Plenty Regional Council joined forces with the University of Waikato to survey the harbour for the pest.