by Emily Grason | Aug 23, 2021 | Green Crab Management
Header photo courtesy of Roger Fuller, PBNERR August 30 of this year will mark the fifth anniversary of the first confirmed detection of invasive European green crab along the inland shorelines of Washington which occurred on San Juan Island. Three weeks later, the...
by Emily Grason | Jun 25, 2021 | Monitor Resources
Photo courtesy of Emily Grason. 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...
by Emily Grason | May 13, 2021 | Community Science, Team News
We are thrilled to share that Washington Sea Grant Crab Team won this year’s University of Washington College of the Environment award for Outstanding Community Impact. Crab Team members Kate Litle, Jeff Adams, P. Sean McDonald, Emily Grason, Amy Linhart and Alex...
by Emily Grason | Dec 23, 2020 | Green Crab Management
One of the big successes this year was the launch of a local removal effort in Drayton Harbor. In spite of COVID, in spite of wildfire smoke, in spite of everything that 2020 had to throw at us, the collaborative management team was able to make great strides in...
by Emily Grason | Nov 23, 2020 | Green Crab Management, Green Crab Trend
Amy Linhart and WDFW technician April Fleming spotted a juvenile European green crab in Lummi Bay in September. Credit: Emily Grason/WSG Trapping for European green crab has mostly concluded for the 2020 season, enabling us to take stock of all that was accomplished...