by Emily Grason | Jun 18, 2026 | Detections, Green Crab Management
Students from Orcas Island Middle School discover green crab molt while on a field trip Evidence of invasive European green crab was detected for the first time on Orcas Island in May, when a Washington Sea Grant (WSG) Crab Team volunteer monitor and science teacher...
by Emily Grason | Jan 26, 2026 | Coastal Green Crab, Green Crab Management, Green Crab Trend
Washington’s Pacific coast has a different European green crab history than the Salish Sea and faces different conditions, so here we share a summary of 2025 green crab status and trends focused on sites within coastal estuaries. This summary is based on data...
by Emily Grason | Jan 5, 2026 | Detections, Green Crab Management, Green Crab Trend
Last year continued Washington’s trend of increasing green crab activity, both in the number of crabs trapped and in the growing network of people working to find and remove them. In early December, Washington Sea Grant (WSG) brought together trappers from across the...
by Emily Grason | Feb 13, 2025 | Coastal Green Crab, Green Crab Management, Green Crab Trend
Statewide trapping partners from the 2024 WSG Trappers’ Summit hosted by Crab Team at the Clearwater Casino in Suquamish. Staff from partners working with tribes, agencies, and shellfish growers convened in December, sharing observations and questions to help...
by Emily Grason | Jan 6, 2025 | Detections, Green Crab Management, Green Crab Trend
Statewide trapping partners from the 2024 WSG Trappers’ Summit hosted by Crab Team at the Clearwater Casino in Suquamish. Staff from partners working with tribes, agencies, and shellfish growers convened in December, sharing observations and questions to help...
by Emily Grason | May 7, 2024 | Coastal Green Crab, Green Crab Management, Green Crab Trend
Pacific Coast The momentum and dedication to extensive trapping for European green crab on Washington’s Pacific coastline continued to grow through 2023. Over the course of the year, nearly 355,000 green crabs were removed from the coastal estuaries and shorelines....
