Clallam County
Port Angeles, 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: 12
Sex of Dungeness crab #1: No abdomen present
Carapace width of Dungeness crab #1: 56
Sex of Dungeness crab #2: No abdomen present
Carapace width of Dungeness crab #2: 60
Sex of Dungeness crab #3: Uncertain
Carapace width of Dungeness crab #3: 56
Sex of Dungeness crab #4: No abdomen present
Carapace width of Dungeness crab #4: 190
Sex of Dungeness crab #5: No abdomen present
Carapace width of Dungeness crab #5: 185
Sex of Dungeness crab #6: No abdomen present
Carapace width of Dungeness crab #6: 162
Sex of Dungeness crab #7: No abdomen present
Carapace width of Dungeness crab #7: 176
Sex of Dungeness crab #8: No abdomen present
Carapace width of Dungeness crab #8: 155
Sex of Dungeness crab #9: No abdomen present
Carapace width of Dungeness crab #9: 173
Sex of Dungeness crab #10: No abdomen present
Carapace width of Dungeness crab #10: 180
- 0 European crabs - 9 giant Dungeness crabs (left from fishing?) - 3 small Dungeness - 6 shore crabs - 1 (striped?) shore crab - 1 porcelain crab - Suspect the 9 giant Dungeness crabs were a result of fishing as they were right by the boat launch in one area alongside thousands of Dungeness crab shell fragments and legs