by WSG Crab Team | Jun 3, 2019 | Crab Team Newsletter Archive
Creature Feature: Batillaria Species Name: Batillaria attramentaria Common Name: Asian mud snail, Asian horn snail Species Code: BAAT Size: up to 45mm Distinguishing Features: Snail with a long, narrow, conical shell. What you might imagine a unicorn horn to look...
by WSG Crab Team | Jun 3, 2019 | Crab Team Newsletter Archive
European green crab. Photo credit: Kelly Martin/WSG Fast Food: Some green crab are bigger, stronger, and hungrier than others Guest columnist Brett Howard received her doctorate from Simon Fraser University, completing her dissertation research on the impacts of...
by WSG Crab Team | Jun 3, 2019 | Monitor Resources
June 3, 2019 One strength of the Crab Team protocol is that it enables us to confidently compare findings among sites, and track changes over time – even if different people are doing the sampling. With sampling on this scale, even the small steps can be important to...
by WSG Crab Team | May 30, 2019 | Detections
May 30, 2019 The remains of a European green crab were found in Squalicum Harbor in Bellingham earlier this week, the first evidence of the global invader confirmed in Whatcom County. Casey Pruett, director of the Marine Life Center, noticed a gull feeding on the...
by WSG Crab Team | May 13, 2019 | Green Crab Management
May 13, 2019 The return of spring means trapping season for green crab is now under way. In April, WSG Crab Team resumed early detection trapping across the monitoring network along Washington’s inland shorelines. We’re pleased to share that Crab Team has...
