by WSG Crab Team | Apr 22, 2020 | Team News
The SeaDoc Society announced Washington Sea Grant Crab Team as the 2020 winner of the Salish Sea Science Prize. The SeaDoc Society, a program of the UC Davis Karen C. Drayer Wildlife Health Center, awards the Salish Sea Science Prize every two years in recognition of...
by WSG Crab Team | Apr 9, 2020 | Team News
Dear Crab Team enthusiasts, I’m excited to introduce myself as the new Crab Team coordinator. During these unusual times, I know that many of us are striving to fill our days with meaning and more time outdoors. Once it is safe to do so, I look forward to doing both...
by WSG Crab Team | Sep 6, 2019 | Detections, Green Crab Management
Frances Robertson and Kelly Martin head out to the marsh at Westcott Bay to set traps. Photo: Emily Grason Last week, Crab Team Program Manager, Emily Grason, and Program Assistant, Kelly Martin, conducted a trapping assessment on San Juan Island with Chelsey...
by WSG Crab Team | Aug 22, 2019 | Detections
Photo credit: M. Santamaria Crab Team volunteers in Drayton Harbor, just south of the border with Canada, found the shell of an invasive European green crab while walking the beach this past Saturday. The detection is the furthest northward along Washington shorelines...
by WSG Crab Team | Jul 8, 2019 | Detections, Green Crab Management, Green Crab Trend
Last week was a busy one for European green crab monitoring on Washington’s inland shorelines. Two expanded trapping efforts were taking place simultaneously at the beginning of the week, with mixed results. The first, a trapping effort in Whatcom...
