by Emily Grason | Jun 22, 2017 | Green Crab Management, Green Crab Trend
Header image: Allen Pleus (WDFW) June 22, 2017 Four European green crab were captured at Dungeness Spit in early April – the third location in inland Washington where green crab have been found. Since the initial discovery 10 weeks ago, staff and volunteers from US...
by Emily Grason | Sep 29, 2016 | Green Crab Management
Header image by Allen Pleus (WDFW) September 29, 2016 The joint effort by WSG Crab Team, Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife (WDFW), and Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (PBNERR) to assess the abundance and distribution of invasive...
by Emily Grason | Sep 27, 2016 | Green Crab Management
September 27, 2016 Map showing trapping (white) and capture (red) sites to date for invasive European green crab in Padilla Bay. Click to enlarge. Another stunningly beautiful day to explore Padilla Bay (read about day 1). Day two of our rapid response trapping effort...
by Emily Grason | Sep 26, 2016 | Green Crab Management
September 26, 2016 Emily here to report that Crab Team is on the road again, spending three days in Padilla Bay where the second confirmed capture of European green crab in Washington’s Salish Sea took place only a week ago. The capture...
by Emily Grason | Sep 14, 2016 | Green Crab Management
September 14, 2016 Emily here again, this time from back in Seattle. Our boots are washed, the gear is stowed, and we are all ready for some well-earned rest. But first, a quick update to fill you in on the rest of our rapid response sampling effort on San Juan...
by Emily Grason | Sep 12, 2016 | Green Crab Management
September 12, 2016 Emily preps bait for trapping response on the FHL docks. Emily here, writing from beautiful Friday Harbor Labs after our first full field day on San Juan Island as part of our rapid response effort. Following the Westcott Bay Crab Team...