by Emily Grason | Nov 1, 2018 | Detections, Green Crab Management
The turning of the leaves signals a winding-down of green crab trapping activities. Just as it feels right to us to hunker down and stay warm, cooler water temperatures also cause green crab to become less catchable in the fall and winter. Crab Team monitors have...
by Emily Grason | Sep 25, 2018 | Detections
Wendy Feltham. As always, we want to thank all of the individuals and groups that facilitated the trapping effort, particularly the Kala Point Homeowners Association and the US Navy, who allowed access to properties trapped here, and have supported green crab...
by Emily Grason | Sep 19, 2018 | Detections
Crab Team volunteers at Lagoon Point, on the west side of Whidbey Island, captured a single European green crab in their final sampling effort for this year. The male crab, at 47 mm across the carapace, is most likely a 2017 crab, part of this year’s cohort. A team of...
by Emily Grason | Sep 10, 2018 | Community Science, Monitor Resources
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 can be important to what we learn...
by Emily Grason | Sep 7, 2018 | Crab Team Newsletter Archive
Site Spotlight: Crandall Spit Site: Crandall Spit (341) Region: Fidalgo Bay Launched: 2016 Site Captain: Sue Russell “I am certain that there’s a joke in here somewhere about getting ‘goose eggs’ during our molt hunt!” I had a chance to visit Crandall Spit in...
