Marrowstone, WA

Jefferson County

Molt Search Report
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07/11/2023 | 4:04 pm




Collected crabs

Observation Type: Timed survey

Molts/crabs found: Yes I found molts or crab

European green crabs found: No

Number of European green crab molts found: 0

Also submitting Dungeness crab molt data: Yes

Number of Dungeness crab molts found: 24

Sex of Dungeness crab #1: No abdomen present

Carapace width of Dungeness crab #1: 155

Carapace height of Dungeness crab #1: 108

Sex of Dungeness crab #2: Female

Carapace width of Dungeness crab #2: 93

Carapace height of Dungeness crab #2: 61

Sex of Dungeness crab #3: No abdomen present

Carapace width of Dungeness crab #3: 71

Carapace height of Dungeness crab #3: 46

Sex of Dungeness crab #4: Uncertain

Carapace width of Dungeness crab #4: 65

Carapace height of Dungeness crab #4: 47

Sex of Dungeness crab #5: Male

Carapace width of Dungeness crab #5: 49

Carapace height of Dungeness crab #5: 34

Sex of Dungeness crab #6: Female

Carapace width of Dungeness crab #6: 73

Carapace height of Dungeness crab #6: 50

Sex of Dungeness crab #7: Female

Carapace width of Dungeness crab #7: 73

Carapace height of Dungeness crab #7: 49

Sex of Dungeness crab #8: Female

Carapace width of Dungeness crab #8: 50

Carapace height of Dungeness crab #8: 35

Sex of Dungeness crab #9: Female

Carapace width of Dungeness crab #9: 83

Carapace height of Dungeness crab #9: 57

Sex of Dungeness crab #10: Female

Carapace width of Dungeness crab #10: 83

Carapace height of Dungeness crab #10: 55

07/11/2023 | 4:04 pm

Tidal Overview

2 hours 12 minutes after high tide

Data from PORT TOWNSEND (3.4 miles away)

Water Level (at time of report): 4:04 pm, 5.8'

High Tide (Predicted): 1:50 pm, 5.6'

High Tide (Observed): 2:00 pm, 6.2'

■ Observed ■ Predicted water level ⬤ Report time

Weather Overview

Wind Speed: 7.2 MPH

Wind Direction: W (276°)

Temperature: 70℉

Rainfall (Calendar Day): 0"

Rainfall (Past 24 Hours): 0"

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1 Comment. Leave new

  • Lisa Watkins, Washington Sea Grant
    July 14, 2023 4:59 pm

    What an awesome find, Phyllis! Thanks for contributing these great Dungeness measurements! I see that you had two Graceful crabs hiding in the mix (just right of your left-most seaweeded molt). They look very similar to Dungeness, but they lack the sharp point on their final marginal teeth and instead hold their tenth tooth as one small notch just behind their 9th. I sometimes use my fingernail along the edge of Dungeness-like molts to check for that notch. Thanks so much for taking the time to do a Molt Search! Hope it was a nice time out there!

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