by Emily Grason | May 30, 2019 | Detections
May 30, 2019 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 County. Casey Pruett, director of the Marine Life Center, noticed a gull feeding on the...
by Emily Grason | Jan 23, 2019 | Detections
January 23, 2019 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,...
by Emily Grason | Nov 1, 2018 | Detections, Green Crab Management
November 1, 2018 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...
by Emily Grason | Sep 25, 2018 | Detections
September 25, 2018 WSG Crab Team volunteers at Kala Point, near Port Townsend, captured a single European green crab during their final early detection sampling effort for the 2018 season on September 8. In follow up trapping efforts in the area, staff from Washington...
by Emily Grason | Sep 19, 2018 | Detections
September 19, 2017 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...
by Emily Grason | Jun 29, 2018 | Detections, Green Crab Management, Green Crab Trend
June 29, 2018 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...
