Ocean Park, WA

Pacific County

Molt Search Report
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09/22/2023 | 10:27 am




"I was on a walk on vacation — wish I had a bucket! There were many more molts than I could send"

Collected crabs

Observation Type: Opportunistic observation

Molts/crabs found: Yes

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: 25

Sex of Dungeness crab #1: No abdomen present

Sex of Dungeness crab #2: No abdomen present

Sex of Dungeness crab #3: No abdomen present

Sex of Dungeness crab #4: No abdomen present

Sex of Dungeness crab #5: No abdomen present

Sex of Dungeness crab #6: No abdomen present

Sex of Dungeness crab #7: No abdomen present

Sex of Dungeness crab #8: No abdomen present

Sex of Dungeness crab #9: No abdomen present

Sex of Dungeness crab #10: No abdomen present

09/22/2023 | 10:27 am

Tidal Overview

2 hours 41 minutes after high tide

Data from Nahcotta (2.1 miles away)

High Tide (Predicted): 7:46 am, 6.6'

■ Observed ■ Predicted water level ⬤ Report time

Weather Overview

Wind Speed: 2.9 MPH

Wind Direction: NNE (32°)

Temperature: 59℉

Rainfall (Calendar Day): 0"

Rainfall (Past 24 Hours): 0"

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  • Lisa Watkins, Washington Sea Grant
    October 2, 2023 4:31 pm

    Love these beautiful pictures of Dungeness molts! Thanks for sharing them, Gabriela. The Molt Search program is designed as an early detection method, so observations from the Salish Sea, where green crab aren’t yet established in the way they are on the pacific coast, are the only ones that can be added to the dataset. But of course, finding and sharing molts from any shoreline can be great fun, so I’m glad you’ve been enjoying the hunt! Keep it up! Always happy to help with identifications if you find any tricky ones!

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