Bellingham, WA

Whatcom County

Molt Search Report
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06/07/2025 | 1:20 pm





Collected crabs

Observation Type: Timed survey

Molts/crabs found: Yes

Also submitting Dungeness crab molt data: Yes

Number of Dungeness crab molts found: 59

Sex of Dungeness crab #1: No abdomen present

Carapace width of Dungeness crab #1: 155

Sex of Dungeness crab #2: No abdomen present

Carapace width of Dungeness crab #2: 157

Sex of Dungeness crab #3: Male

Carapace width of Dungeness crab #3: 82

Sex of Dungeness crab #4: Male

Carapace width of Dungeness crab #4: 58

Sex of Dungeness crab #5: No abdomen present

Sex of Dungeness crab #6: Uncertain

Carapace width of Dungeness crab #6: 57

Sex of Dungeness crab #7: Male

Sex of Dungeness crab #8: Male

Carapace width of Dungeness crab #8: 72

Sex of Dungeness crab #9: Female

Carapace width of Dungeness crab #9: 46

Sex of Dungeness crab #10: Male

Carapace width of Dungeness crab #10: 33

06/07/2025 | 1:20 pm

Tidal Overview

4 hours 24 minutes before high tide

Data from CHERRY POINT (12.7 miles away)

Water Level (at time of report): 1:20 pm, 3.1'

High Tide (Predicted): 5:58 pm, 7.6'

High Tide (Observed): 5:42 pm, 7.4'

■ Observed ■ Predicted water level ⬤ Report time

Weather Overview

Wind Speed: 9.1 MPH

Wind Direction: NW (310°)

Temperature: 71℉

Rainfall (Calendar Day): 0"

Rainfall (Past 24 Hours): 0"

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1 Comment. Leave new

  • Lisa Watkins, Washington Sea Grant
    July 16, 2025 5:59 pm

    Hi Jeannette, I’ve just noticed that this report from 6/7 has a pin on what looks like a residential location. I’d love to correct that for you so we can enter it into the public dataset without revealing any private information. Do you happen to remember where you did this search back in June? Sorry for not catching that location error sooner! Thanks so much for taking the time to Molt Search this summer. You sure worked through a lot of crabs on this one! – Lisa

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