by Emily Grason | Feb 28, 2018 | Crab Team Newsletter Archive
Site Spotlight: Carpenter Creek Site: Carpenter Creek (177) Region: North Kitsap Launched: April 2016 Site Captain: Joleen Palmer If you are planning a drive out to the Olympic Peninsula from the “Seattle side,” then the Edmonds/Kingston ferry is one way to...
by Emily Grason | Feb 28, 2018 | Crab Team Newsletter Archive
Creature Feature: Hairy Helmet Crab Species Name: Telmessus cheiragonus Size: Up to 100 mm (4”) carapace width Distinguishing Features: Body and legs are hairy. Has a diamond-shaped carapace with 6 large marginal teeth, widest at the 4th tooth from the eye....
by Emily Grason | Feb 28, 2018 | Crab Team Newsletter Archive
Green Crab: Setae Save the Day Members of the Crab Team spend a lot of time talking about how to identify crabs based on physical characteristics. When it comes to our most ubiquitous shore crabs, hairiness is a go-to feature. We unapologetically harp on the fact that...
by Emily Grason | Feb 6, 2018 | Detections, Green Crab Management, Green Crab Trend
(Header photo: Allen Pleus, Aquatic Invasive Species Unit Lead for Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife with one of the green crab captured in Padilla Bay during the collaborative assessment trapping effort in 2016.) February 6, 2018 The very first publication...
by Emily Grason | Feb 5, 2018 | Detections
February 5, 2018: CORRECTION Since this report was made, we have determined that the evidence originally submitted of the crab’s identity was not verifiable as a direct observation of the crab. Because European green crab is currently very rare in Washington’s Salish...
