by WSG Crab Team | 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 WSG Crab Team | 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 WSG Crab Team | 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...
by WSG Crab Team | Sep 7, 2018 | Crab Team Newsletter Archive
Green Crab: Ontogeny and Phenology Here at Crab Team, we get asked a lot of questions about green crab. One of the most common is simply, “Where am I likely to find a green crab?” To answer that simple question, we have to provide a relatively unsatisfying answer: it...
by WSG Crab Team | Aug 8, 2018 | Coastal Green Crab, Green Crab Management, Green Crab Trend, Team News
August 8th, 2018 Last month, Washington Sea Grant Crab Team staff traveled to the Makah Reservation in the northwest corner of the Olympic Peninsula to participate in the Makah Tribe’s European green crab trapping efforts. As you might remember, in October of...
