by P. Sean McDonald | Jul 22, 2026 | Crab Team Newsletter Archive
Natural History Notes: Pacific Tomcod You codda be kidding me! Pacific tomcod found for the first time in Crab Team traps Crab Team’s monitoring traps captured Pacific tomcod (Microgadus proximus; MIPR) for the first time in September 2025 at two sites in Grays...
by P. Sean McDonald | May 4, 2026 | Green Crab Monitoring
Header Photo: Pacific tomcod trapped in a green crab trap in Grays Harbor in 2025. Photo: Grays Harbor National Wildlife Refuge Crab Team likes to shine a light on the creatures we encounter in our muddy environments, from the rare and far-out, to the common and...
by P. Sean McDonald | Apr 23, 2026 | Green Crab Monitoring
Shellfish growers have long been stewards of Washington’s rich marine waters. After all, the industry as a whole relies on healthy marine ecosystems. So it probably comes as no surprise that shellfish growers have been partners in efforts to control invasive European...
by P. Sean McDonald | Dec 16, 2024 | Crab Team Newsletter Archive
A small midshipmen held out of water showing off striped pectoral fins. A purple colored midshipmen in a shallow tidal pool A partially decomposed midshipmen skull showing small sharp teeth Species Name: Porichthys notatus Common Name: Plainfin midshipman Species...
by P. Sean McDonald | Aug 17, 2022 | Crab Team Newsletter Archive
What is the Hydra Effect: Could Trapping Green Crabs Increase Their Numbers? Unwelcome and Tough to Evict, When “Eradicated” Species Bounce Back With a Vengeance, and Green Crab Study: Scientists Learn ‘Eradication’ May Not Achieve Desired Solution… These were just a...
