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Working Together to Monitor Dungeness Crab
From the Autumn 2022 Sea Star
The Pacific Northwest Crab Research Group connects fisheries management scientists and resource managers, facilitating collaboration and information sharing
By Samantha Larson, WSG Science Writer
Emily Buckner, former WSG Hershman Fellow and current Program Manager for ...
Make Whale for Change: New Rules for Whale Watching in the Salish Sea
From the Autumn 2022 Sea Star
New research finds that rules to protect endangered southern resident killer whales could mean less demand for commercial whale watching — but tour operators have options for making up the difference
Maddie Hansen, WSG Science Communications Fellow
The Salish Sea is a...
New detection of European green crab in Bellingham
May 30, 2019
Vicinity map of Squalicum Harbor showing location of green crab remains (yellow dot) and Crab Team monitoring sites (white flags). (Click to Enlarge)
The remains of a European green crab were found in Squalicum Harbor in Bellingham earlier this week, the first evidence of the global inv...
How to Get Your “Eyes on the Beach” Like a Pro
October 6, 2016
The recent captures of invasive European green crabs, the first documented in Washington’s Salish Sea, have garnered a lot of recent media attention. We are thrilled that local residents are eager to help protect shorelines from this global invasive species and have set about...
2021 Volume 2
2021 Volume 2
Five Years Later
November, 2021
It’s been a little over five years since the first capture of invasive European green crab along Washington’s inland shorelines. As we look back at how much we’ve learned since this capture, we ...
CORRECTION: First European Green Crab Confirmed in Port Angeles
February 5, 2018: CORRECTION
Since this report was made, we have determined that the evidence originally submitted of the crab’s identity was not verifiable as a direct observation of the crab. Because European green crab is currently very rare in Washington’s Salish Sea, the majority of...
Environmental DNA (Part 4): The Vashon Island Mystery
September 26, 2022
This is the fourth and final in a series of posts on a Crab Team project to develop environmental DNA (eDNA) for use in early detection and management of European green crab. Links to the previous posts are found in the text below.
Environmental DNA (eDNA) has recently gained atte...
Introducing Molt Search
May 1, 2023
WSG and WSU Extension have teamed up to launch a new volunteer-based early detection program to complement the existing Crab Team monitoring network—introducing, Molt Search.
Building on Early Detection Success
Molt search builds on the hard work of Crab Team monitors who have been co...
Impacts from the Summer 2021 Heatwave on Washington Shellfish
July 21, 2021
Dead butter clams. Photo: Ron Carr
The record-breaking heat that hit the Pacific Northwest from June 23 to 28, 2021, caused harm to many intertidal shellfish and invertebrate species on Washington beaches.
On many beaches, species such as cockles, varnish clams, butter clams, and nativ...
Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship
Dean John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship
Fellowship dates: February 1, 2025 – January 31, 2026
The application for the 2025-2026 Knauss Fellowship is now CLOSED
Overview
The John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship program offers a unique educational experience to gra...
European Green Crab Detection During San Juan Island Assessment
September 6th, 2019
European green crab found at Westcott Bay. Photo: Kelly Martin
Last week, Crab Team Program Manager, Emily Grason, and Program Assistant, Kelly Martin, conducted a trapping assessment on San Juan Island with Chelsey Buffington and Roy Clark from the Washington Department of Fish...
European Green Crab
Invasive European Green Crab
The European green crab (Carcinus maenas) is a small shore crab whose native distribution is in the northeast Atlantic Ocean and Baltic Sea, ranging along coasts from northern Africa to Norway and Iceland. The crab is an effective predator, adept at opening biva...
Washington State Online Marine Learning Resources
April 9, 2020
Credit: Slide Gurtiza
Washington Sea Grant supports online learning during the COVID-19 outbreak with a compilation of marine-related education resources created in Washington State. We will be adding more resources as we find them, so check back regularly – and lets keep lear...
Reporting
Reporting
Progress, Completion, and Post-Project Reports
Principle investigators are required to provide Washington Sea Grant (WSG) with progress, completion, and post-completion project reports, which are used in program management at local, state, and national levels. The reports are WSG’s prima...
Additional Green Crab Captured in Samish Bay
August 13, 2019
Female European green crab captured by shellfish growers working for Taylor Shellfish. This crab was likely previously injured which is evident from the unusual shape of the shell the outside of the left eye. Typically green crab have give distinct spines to the outside of each eye (...