Island County
Freeland, WA
Molt Search Report
User Submitted Data
Observation Type: Timed survey
Molts/crabs found: Yes
[all MEMA actually MEGR LW 7/16/25; location update 7/17/26]
Tidal Overview
6 hours 35 minutes before high tide
Data from Holly Farms Harbor, Holmes Harbor, Whidbey I. (0.8 miles away)
High Tide (Predicted): 8:41 pm, 12.1' MLLW
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Weather Overview
Wind Speed: 10.7 MPH
Wind Direction: NW (325°)
Temperature: 78℉
Rainfall (Calendar Day): 0"
Rainfall (Past 24 Hours): 0"
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Hi Jennifer, thanks for another great report! Could you share what shoreline you searched for this? Looks like your home location was picked up when submitting, and I want to be sure we keep that private for you before adding this to the public dataset. One other note is that those four cancer crabs you found are actually graceful crabs instead of Dungeness, as distinguished by the tiny notch just beyond their widest tooth. Here are some side-by-side images in case it can be useful for you for future finds (though we’re always happy to switch things on the backend like this!): https://wsg.washington.edu/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/3.-MEMA-v-MEGR-Slides.pdf