by Emily Grason | Nov 3, 2016 | Coastal Green Crab, Green Crab Trend, Research
November 3, 2016 This series of three posts was originally written in August, but was pre-empted by the news of European green crab captures on San Juan Island and in Padilla Bay. Better late than never, here are our field notes on green crab trapping in Willapa...
by Emily Grason | Oct 18, 2016 | Community Science, Detections
October 18, 2016 You’ve heard a lot from us about sightings of the European green crabs that have occurred over the past two months. But we thought you would enjoy hearing about the experience of the first discovery from the Crab Team volunteers who made it. Craig...
by Emily Grason | Oct 6, 2016 | Community Science, Monitor Resources
October 6, 2016 The recent captures of invasive European green crabs, the first documented in Washington’s Salish Sea, have garnered a lot of recent media attention. We are thrilled that local residents are eager to help protect shorelines from this global invasive...
by Emily Grason | Sep 29, 2016 | Green Crab Management
Header image by Allen Pleus (WDFW) September 29, 2016 The joint effort by WSG Crab Team, Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife (WDFW), and Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (PBNERR) to assess the abundance and distribution of invasive...
by Emily Grason | Sep 27, 2016 | Green Crab Management
September 27, 2016 Map showing trapping (white) and capture (red) sites to date for invasive European green crab in Padilla Bay. Click to enlarge. Another stunningly beautiful day to explore Padilla Bay (read about day 1). Day two of our rapid response trapping effort...
