by Emily Grason | Jun 1, 2024 | Crab Team Newsletter Archive
Number: 380 Region: Skagit County Launched: 2016 Site Captain: Paul Dinnel If you asked many joggers and cyclists in the Anacortes area where to go for a beautiful jaunt, they’d probably point you to the Tommy Thompson Trail. It crosses shallow Fidalgo Bay along the...
by Emily Grason | Jun 1, 2024 | Crab Team Newsletter Archive
A pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) swimming up stream. Photo credit: John McMillan Common Name and Species Names: Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) Chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) Pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha)...
by Emily Grason | Jun 1, 2024 | Crab Team Newsletter Archive
Green Crab Migration and Movement One of the most pressing issues for management of European green crabs in the Pacific Northwest is to better understand how green crabs, as adults, move across the water bodies they inhabit. We are increasingly learning about the...
by Emily Grason | Nov 1, 2023 | Crab Team Newsletter Archive
Site Spotlight: Ocean Shores Number: 603 Region: Grays Harbor Launched: 2020 Site Captain: Bruce Rittenhouse and Barbara Hayford In this edition of Site Spotlight, we are excited to feature one of the WSG Crab Team network’s coastal sites for the first time ever! The...
by Emily Grason | Nov 1, 2023 | Crab Team Newsletter Archive
This male is carrying a smaller female in a guarding embrace, waiting for her to molt so that they can made. Photo: WSG/Jeff Adams Featured Creature: Species Name: Cancer productus Common Name: Red rock crab Species Code: CAPR Geographic Range: Southwest Alaska to...
by Emily Grason | Nov 1, 2023 | Crab Team Newsletter Archive
A Little Help From Some Friends? River Otter Diet in Makah Bay and What It Means for European Green Crab Guest contributor Bobbie Buzzell conducted her Master’s research at Western Washington University looking at river otter diets in Makah Bay. She currently works as...
