Ocean Park, WA

Pacific County

Molt Search Report
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10/27/2023 | 10:49 am




"Ocean side of Ocean Park did expect any EGC"

Collected crabs

Observation Type: Timed survey

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: 21

Sex of Dungeness crab #1: No abdomen present

Carapace width of Dungeness crab #1: 103

Carapace height of Dungeness crab #1: 70

Sex of Dungeness crab #2: No abdomen present

Carapace width of Dungeness crab #2: 202

Carapace height of Dungeness crab #2: 121

Sex of Dungeness crab #3: No abdomen present

Carapace width of Dungeness crab #3: 112

Carapace height of Dungeness crab #3: 72

Sex of Dungeness crab #4: No abdomen present

Carapace width of Dungeness crab #4: 148

Carapace height of Dungeness crab #4: 93

Sex of Dungeness crab #5: No abdomen present

Carapace width of Dungeness crab #5: 109

Carapace height of Dungeness crab #5: 72

Sex of Dungeness crab #6: No abdomen present

Carapace width of Dungeness crab #6: 129

Carapace height of Dungeness crab #6: 82

Sex of Dungeness crab #7: No abdomen present

Carapace width of Dungeness crab #7: 109

Carapace height of Dungeness crab #7: 67

Sex of Dungeness crab #8: No abdomen present

Carapace width of Dungeness crab #8: 100

Carapace height of Dungeness crab #8: 71

Sex of Dungeness crab #9: No abdomen present

Carapace width of Dungeness crab #9: 162

Carapace height of Dungeness crab #9: 99

Sex of Dungeness crab #10: No abdomen present

Carapace width of Dungeness crab #10: 132

Carapace height of Dungeness crab #10: 86

10/27/2023 | 10:49 am

Tidal Overview

2 hours 6 minutes before high tide

Data from Nahcotta (1.6 miles away)

High Tide (Predicted): 12:55 pm, 11.3'

■ Observed ■ Predicted water level ⬤ Report time

Weather Overview

Wind Speed: 10.3 MPH

Wind Direction: NE (50°)

Temperature: 47℉

Rainfall (Calendar Day): 0"

Rainfall (Past 24 Hours): 0"

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  • Lisa Watkins, Washington Sea Grant
    October 31, 2023 1:18 pm

    Hi John, Thanks for your report and welcome to Molt Searching! Good intuition about the ocean side of the peninsula looking very different than the East side’s established green crab populations. Molt Search protocols were developed specifically to develop a dataset for early detection on Salish Sea shorelines, where green crab haven’t yet been found in large numbers like they have on the coast, but it’s definitely an interesting tool even there on Long Beach to test how different those two sides of the peninsula are in terms of green crab habitat and abundance. Glad to have you part of the community of Molt Searchers!

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