by Emily Grason | May 30, 2019 | Detections
Remains of predated European green crab found at Squalicum Harbor, Photo credit: Angela Foster/WDFW The remains of a European green crab were found in Squalicum Harbor in Bellingham earlier this week, the first evidence of the global invader confirmed in Whatcom...
by Emily Grason | Jan 23, 2019 | Detections
Three European green crab have been found in Samish Bay, north of Mt. Vernon, a new detection location for the globally-damaging invasive on Washington’s inland shorelines. The three adult crabs, including an egg-bearing (gravid) female and two males, were captured by...
by Emily Grason | Nov 1, 2018 | Detections, Green Crab Management
The turning of the leaves signals a winding-down of green crab trapping activities. Just as it feels right to us to hunker down and stay warm, cooler water temperatures also cause green crab to become less catchable in the fall and winter. Crab Team monitors have...
by Emily Grason | Sep 25, 2018 | Detections
Wendy Feltham. As always, we want to thank all of the individuals and groups that facilitated the trapping effort, particularly the Kala Point Homeowners Association and the US Navy, who allowed access to properties trapped here, and have supported green crab...
by Emily Grason | Sep 19, 2018 | Detections
Crab Team volunteers at Lagoon Point, on the west side of Whidbey Island, captured a single European green crab in their final sampling effort for this year. The male crab, at 47 mm across the carapace, is most likely a 2017 crab, part of this year’s cohort. A team of...
by WSG Crab Team | Jun 29, 2018 | Detections, Green Crab Management, Green Crab Trend
The first half of the 2018 WSG Crab Team monitoring season is coming to a close, and with that comes a status update on European green crab in Washington’s Salish Sea. Since April, live green crab or molts have been detected at five sites, two of which are new...
