by Emily Grason | May 11, 2018 | Monitor Resources
HEOR or HENU? Crab Team volunteers know it’s one of the most challenging questions we face during sampling. Telling hairy shore crabs (HEOR) apart from purple shore crabs (HENU) can be very tricky, especially when all you have is two tiny molted carapaces. It’s not...
by Emily Grason | May 10, 2018 | Monitor Resources
Feature Photo: Jeff Adams 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...
by Emily Grason | Apr 25, 2018 | Green Crab Management, Research
Finding a few isolated pockets of invasive European green crab in Washington’s Salish Sea over the past two years indicates the early stages of a possible range expansion. Certainly, it is the goal of WSG Crab Team and management to protect shorelines from the damage...
by Emily Grason | Feb 6, 2018 | Detections, Green Crab Management, Green Crab Trend
Allen Pleus, Aquatic Invasive Species Unit Lead for Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife with one of the green crab captured in Padilla Bay during the collaborative assessment trapping effort in 2016. The very first publication by Crab Team was just released...
by Emily Grason | Feb 5, 2018 | Detections
Since this report was made, we have determined that the evidence originally submitted of the crab’s identity was not verifiable as a direct observation of the crab. Because European green crab is currently very rare in Washington’s Salish Sea, the majority of reports...
