Whatcom County
Bellingham, WA
Molt Search Report
User Submitted Data
Observation Type: Timed survey
Molts/crabs found: Yes
Also submitting Dungeness crab molt data: Yes
Number of Dungeness crab molts found: 13
Sex of Dungeness crab #1: Male
Carapace width of Dungeness crab #1: 160
Carapace height of Dungeness crab #1: 98
Sex of Dungeness crab #2: Female
Carapace width of Dungeness crab #2: 137
Carapace height of Dungeness crab #2: 97
Sex of Dungeness crab #3: Female
Carapace width of Dungeness crab #3: 141
Carapace height of Dungeness crab #3: 96
Sex of Dungeness crab #4: Male
Carapace width of Dungeness crab #4: 138
Carapace height of Dungeness crab #4: 95
Sex of Dungeness crab #5: Female
Carapace width of Dungeness crab #5: 144
Carapace height of Dungeness crab #5: 98
Sex of Dungeness crab #6: Female
Carapace width of Dungeness crab #6: 148
Carapace height of Dungeness crab #6: 98
Sex of Dungeness crab #7: No abdomen present
Carapace width of Dungeness crab #7: 132
Carapace height of Dungeness crab #7: 91
Sex of Dungeness crab #8: Female
Carapace width of Dungeness crab #8: 138
Carapace height of Dungeness crab #8: 95
Sex of Dungeness crab #9: Female
Carapace width of Dungeness crab #9: 144
Carapace height of Dungeness crab #9: 94
Sex of Dungeness crab #10: Female
Carapace width of Dungeness crab #10: 137
Carapace height of Dungeness crab #10: 93
Unsure of ID of carapace to the left of the Kelp Crab (Graceful Crab?). Most of the Dungeness were dead crab, not molts. All of the smaller crabs were Graceful Crabs.