Crab Team Blog
We share important green crab information, research progress, and program news on our blog. This is a great place to read more about the history of green crab in Washington and specific decisions about monitoring protocols.
2025 Washington Coast Green Crab Summary
Washington’s Pacific coast has a different European green crab history than the Salish Sea and...
2025 Salish Sea Green Crab Summary
Last year continued Washington’s trend of increasing green crab activity, both in the number of...
Burrowing Shrimp
Natural History Notes: BURR Molts Phantom of the clawpera … or … Why just a claw? All crustaceans...
Kiana Lodge
Greetings From… Kiana Lodge Number: 153 Region: Central Puget Sound Launched: 2017 Team Captain:...
Heat Dome Impacts
Crab Team Deep Dive: Exploring the Impacts of the 2021 Heat Dome on Salish Sea Pocket Estuaries A...
First detection of highly invasive European green crab in Skagit Bay
La Conner, Wash. — In late September, the molt from a European green crab was found at Similk...
Crab Team Welcomes Hannah Brown as Student Assistant
Hello everyone! I am so excited to serve as the new Crab Team graduate student assistant. I am...
Crab Team welcomes Christopher Harris-Adams as student assistant
This spring, WSG Crab Team was joined by an undergraduate student assistant, Christopher...
Student makes first detection of Green Crab in False Bay, San Juan Island
Students at the University of Washington Friday Harbor Labs (FHL) found a green crab molt in False...