by Emily Grason | May 11, 2018 | Monitor Resources
May 11, 2018 HEOR or HENU? Crab Team volunteers know it’s one of the most challenging questions we face during sampling. Telling hairy shore crabs (HEOR) apart from purple shore crabs (HENU) can be very tricky, especially when all you have is two tiny molted...
by Emily Grason | May 10, 2018 | Monitor Resources
May 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 important to...
by Emily Grason | Apr 27, 2018 | Green Crab Management, Team News
April 27, 2018 Yesterday’s blog post covered the highlights from the first green crab special session at the 2018 Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference. Today, we’ll break down the second special session that focused on management of invasive European...
by Emily Grason | Apr 26, 2018 | Green Crab Management, Team News
April 26, 2018 Between April 4th and 6th hundreds of scientists, managers, and policymakers descended upon the Washington State Convention Center in downtown Seattle for the 2018 Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference. From salmon and orcas to microplastics and harmful...
by Emily Grason | Apr 25, 2018 | Green Crab Management, Research
April 25, 2018 Finding a few isolated pockets of invasive European green crab in Washington’s Salish Sea over the past two years indicates the early stages of a possible range expansion. Certainly, it is the goal of WSG Crab Team and management to protect shorelines...
