by Emily Grason | Jun 1, 2021 | Crab Team Newsletter Archive
Site Spotlight: Cypress Island Number: 541 Region: Cypress Island, San Juan Islands Launched: 2017 Site Captain: Erin Stehr Habitat Type: Lagoon Have you ever been to Cypress Island Aquatic Reserve? If so, you must have a boat (or a friend with one!), as this...
by Emily Grason | Jun 1, 2021 | Crab Team Newsletter Archive
Grainy hermit cautiously moving across the beach at low tide. Photo courtesy of Jeff Adams Featured Creatures: Species Name: Pagurus granosimanus Common Name: Grainyhand or grainy hermit crab Species Code: PAGR Geographic Range: Unalaska, Alaska to Ensenada, Baja...
by Emily Grason | Jun 1, 2021 | Crab Team Newsletter Archive
Photo courtesy of Jackson Blalock Green Crab: Elephants in the Eelgrass Guest contributor Brett Howard completed her Ph.D. research at Simon Fraser University focused on the impacts of European green crab on ecosystems in British Columbia. She currently works for...
by Emily Grason | Nov 1, 2020 | Crab Team Newsletter Archive
Site Spotlight: Post Point Number: 362 Region: Bellingham Launched: 2016 Site Captain: Bob Cecile Habitat Type: Lagoon If you peruse the Crab Team archives of annual infographics, you might notice that one site name pops up repeatedly with the superlative of greatest...
by Emily Grason | Nov 1, 2020 | Crab Team Newsletter Archive
Creature Feature: Dungeness Crab Species Name: Metacarcinus magister Common Name: Dungeness Crab Species Code: MEMA Geographic Range: Pribilof Islands, AK, to Santa Barbara, CA Size: Up to 230 mm (9 in), but usually less than 190 mm (7.5 in) Hear the word “crab” and...
by Emily Grason | Nov 1, 2020 | Crab Team Newsletter Archive
Green Crab: Larvae on the move Guest contributor Elizabeth Brasseale is currently a postdoctoral fellow at Scripps Institution of Oceanography. As part of her Ph.D. research at the UW School of Oceanography, she worked on a project with Crab Team to help us learn...
