by Emily Grason | Oct 22, 2019 | Detections, Green Crab Trend
Broadening the search for invasive European green crab in Drayton Harbor, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and WSG Crab Team captured additional European green crab in recent weeks. In addition, Lummi Natural Resources has reported capturing green crab in...
by Emily Grason | Oct 8, 2019 | Detections
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Blaine, WA — As part of an early-detection partnership, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) and the Washington Sea Grant (WSG) Crab Team found evidence of European green crabs (Carcinus maenas) in Drayton Harbor during regular...
by WSG Crab Team | Sep 6, 2019 | Detections, Green Crab Management
Frances Robertson and Kelly Martin head out to the marsh at Westcott Bay to set traps. Photo: Emily Grason Last week, Crab Team Program Manager, Emily Grason, and Program Assistant, Kelly Martin, conducted a trapping assessment on San Juan Island with Chelsey...
by Emily Grason | Aug 22, 2019 | Detections
Photo credit: M. Santamaria Crab Team volunteers in Drayton Harbor, just south of the border with Canada, found the shell of an invasive European green crab while walking the beach this past Saturday. The detection is the furthest northward along Washington shorelines...
by Emily Grason | Aug 13, 2019 | Detections, Green Crab Trend
Photo Credit: Sean McDonald Growers working with Taylor Shellfish captured a female European green crab while working in oyster beds last week. This crab is the fourth that has been found in Samish Bay this year, the first three detections occurring in early January....
by WSG Crab Team | Jul 8, 2019 | Detections, Green Crab Management, Green Crab Trend
Last week was a busy one for European green crab monitoring on Washington’s inland shorelines. Two expanded trapping efforts were taking place simultaneously at the beginning of the week, with mixed results. The first, a trapping effort in Whatcom...
