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.
Community science volunteers discover invasive European Green Crab in Hood Canal
May 19, 2022Original...
Environmental DNA (part 3): Reconciling eDNA with traditional detection methods
March 30, 2022 This is the third in a series of posts on a Crab Team project to develop...
Environmental DNA (part 2): A cautionary carp tale
March 3, 2022 This is the second in a series of posts sharing new research on the use of...
Environmental DNA (Part 1): Green Crab Monitoring 2.0?
February 24, 2022 Early detection is one of the best ways to thwart an invasive species,...
Coastal Green Crab captures increased in 2021
January 20, 2022 Trapping throughout 2021 indicates that the European green crab invasion has...
What does the invasion at Lummi mean for the Salish Sea?
December 6, 2021 The recent report by the Lummi Nation of more than 70,000 European green...
Protocol in Focus: Male or Female?
One strength of the Crab Team protocol is that it enables us to confidently compare findings among...
Drayton Harbor
Site Spotlight: Drayton Harbor Number: 367 Region: Blaine Launched: 2017 Site Captain: Rondi...
Sculpins
Featured Creatures: Species Name: Oligocottus maculosus Common Name: Tidepool sculpin Species...