by WSG Crab Team | Aug 23, 2021 | Green Crab Management
August 23, 2021 August 30 of this year will mark the fifth anniversary of the first confirmed detection of invasive European green crab along the inland shorelines of Washington which occurred on San Juan Island. Three weeks later, the region will hit the...
by WSG Crab Team | Dec 23, 2020 | Green Crab Management
December 23, 2020 One of the big successes this year was the launch of a local removal effort in Drayton Harbor. In spite of COVID, in spite of wildfire smoke, in spite of everything that 2020 had to throw at us, the collaborative management team was able to...
by WSG Crab Team | Dec 20, 2020 | Coastal Green Crab, Green Crab Management, Green Crab Trend
December 16, 2020 As we hang up our hip boots to dry until next season (right next to the holiday lights, of course), it’s a good time to stop and reflect on what we were able to accomplish in a fleeting field season that was truly unlike any before it. In addition to...
by WSG Crab Team | Nov 23, 2020 | Green Crab Management, Green Crab Trend
November 23, 2020 Trapping for European green crab has mostly concluded for the 2020 season, enabling us to take stock of all that was accomplished this year and provide some status updates on green crab. The obstacles this year were considerable, but volunteers and...
by WSG Crab Team | Aug 30, 2020 | Coastal Green Crab, Green Crab Management, Green Crab Trend, Team News
August 30, 2020 In 2016, when invasive European green crabs were first found on San Juan Island, media coverage left a lot of folks on Washington’s coast scratching their heads. Why the sudden concern? After all, green crabs were first detected in Willapa Bay and...
by WSG Crab Team | Jul 3, 2020 | Green Crab Management
July 3, 2020 Removal of European green crab in Drayton Harbor is now underway, thanks to the collaborative efforts of WSG, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW), the Northwest Straits Commission (NWSC) and other stakeholders. This is the second of two...
