by WSG Crab Team | Jun 15, 2023 | Coastal Green Crab, Green Crab Management, Green Crab Trend
June 15, 2023 As we dive into the 2023 European green crab trapping season, it’s important to reflect on the insights gained from the coastal green crab populations in 2022. This summary of green crab observations from Washington’s coastal estuaries complements...
by WSG Crab Team | Dec 31, 2022 | Detections, Green Crab Management, Green Crab Trend
December 31 2022 We spend a lot of time thinking about how to quantify green crab efforts and numbers to understand status and trends. Suffice to say that any way you slice it, any way you define and quantify metrics, 2022 was a big year in Washington for European...
by WSG Crab Team | Jan 20, 2022 | Green Crab Management, Green Crab Trend
January 20, 2022 Trapping throughout 2021 indicates that the European green crab invasion has grown across Washington’s coastal estuaries, namely Willapa Bay, Grays Harbor, and Makah Bay. This year’s collaborative efforts by many partners to remove crabs and track the...
by WSG Crab Team | Dec 6, 2021 | Green Crab Management, Green Crab Trend
December 6, 2021 The recent report by the Lummi Nation of more than 70,000 European green crabs captured this year has many wondering what this could mean for efforts to prevent green crabs from establishing in the Salish Sea. This number certainly indicates...
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...
