by Emily Grason | Sep 25, 2018 | Detections
September 25, 2018 WSG Crab Team volunteers at Kala Point, near Port Townsend, captured a single European green crab during their final early detection sampling effort for the 2018 season on September 8. In follow up trapping efforts in the area, staff from Washington...
by Emily Grason | Sep 19, 2018 | Detections
September 19, 2017 Crab Team volunteers at Lagoon Point, on the west side of Whidbey Island, captured a single European green crab in their final sampling effort for this year. The male crab, at 47 mm across the carapace, is most likely a 2017 crab, part of this...
by Emily Grason | Sep 10, 2018 | Community Science, Monitor Resources
September 10, 2018 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...
by Emily Grason | Sep 7, 2018 | Crab Team Newsletter Archive
Site Spotlight: Crandall Spit Site: Crandall Spit (341) Region: Fidalgo Bay Launched: 2016 Site Captain: Sue Russell “I am certain that there’s a joke in here somewhere about getting ‘goose eggs’ during our molt hunt!” I had a chance to visit Crandall Spit in...
by Emily Grason | Sep 7, 2018 | Crab Team Newsletter Archive
Creature Feature: Pickleweed and its Parasitic Partner Species Name: good question… maybe Sarcocornia perennis Size: Up to 30 cm tall Distinguishing Features: Mat of dead-looking brown stems in winter; succulent, fleshy, green, oppositely branched plant with scales...
