by Emily Grason | Sep 20, 2023 | Team News
APECS Lab 2022 Field Team setting a beach seine net from a boat in Southeast Alaska. Photo: Elyse Kelsey Hello WSG Crab Team Community! My name is Elyse Kelsey and I am thrilled to be joining Crab Team as a Student Assistant. I just missed the field season this year...
by Emily Grason | Jun 15, 2023 | Coastal Green Crab, Green Crab Management, Green Crab Trend
As we dive into the 2023 European green crab trapping season, it’s important to reflect on the insights gained from the coastal green crab populations in 2022. This summary of green crab observations from Washington’s coastal estuaries complements our Inland 2022...
by Emily Grason | May 1, 2023 | Community Science, Team News
WSG and WSU Extension have teamed up to launch a new volunteer-based early detection program to complement the existing Crab Team monitoring network—introducing, Molt Search. Building on Early Detection Success Molt search builds on the hard work of Crab Team monitors...
by Emily Grason | Mar 13, 2023 | Community Science, Monitor Resources, Team News
Crabbers from the kick off team at Penn Cove in 2015. Most of the team members featured are still in the mud every month with Crab Team! Crab Team has come a long way since a handful of intrepid early-adopter volunteers put their boots in the mud for our pilot season...
by Emily Grason | Feb 9, 2023 | Team News
A mid-commute moment of zen at San Francisco’s Ocean Beach. Photo: Lisa Watkins Hello Crab Team community! My name is Lisa Watkins and I’m thrilled to be joining you all as Washington Sea Grant’s new Community Science Specialist. A large part of my role will be...