by WSG Crab Team | Jun 22, 2017 | Green Crab Management, Green Crab Trend
Header image: Allen Pleus (WDFW) June 22, 2017 Four European green crab were captured at Dungeness Spit in early April – the third location in inland Washington where green crab have been found. Since the initial discovery 10 weeks ago, staff and volunteers from US...
by WSG Crab Team | May 2, 2017 | Crab Team Newsletter Archive
Site Spotlight: Deer Lagoon Site: Deer Lagoon (306) Region: Whidbey Island Captain: Tom Vos Launched: August 2015 Crab Team was excited to scout Deer Lagoon, one of the first habitats we found that was a promising sampling site. Photo: Jeff Adams. Nimble...
by WSG Crab Team | May 2, 2017 | Crab Team Newsletter Archive
Creature Feature: Three-spined stickleback Species Name: Gasterosteus aculeatus Size: Typically up to 1.5″ (4 cm), but can be up to 3″ (8 cm) Distinguishing Features: “Cigar-shaped” fish with three dorsal spines and one pelvic spine. Defensive spines held erect when...
by WSG Crab Team | May 2, 2017 | Crab Team Newsletter Archive
Photo: Sean McDonald. “Green” Crab: Just How Green is “Green”? If you have participated in any Crab Team training workshops, then you know full well that we don’t put much stock in color as a diagnostic characteristic for identifying crabs. Our ‘don’t use color’...
by WSG Crab Team | May 2, 2017 | Crab Team Newsletter Archive
Crab Team Forges Ahead! May 2nd, 2017 Traps are officially in the mud and 2017 sampling started with a bang. The captures of European green crab at Westcott Bay and Padilla Bay last year inspired tremendous support from many...
