Grays Harbor County
Ocean Shores, WA
Molt Search Report
User Submitted Data
Observation Type: Opportunistic observation
Molts/crabs found: Yes
European green crabs found: Yes
Number of European green crab molts found: 1
Green crab #1
Condition of European green crab #1: Alive
Sex of European green crab #1: Uncertain
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Thank you for helping monitor for green crabs with Molt Search. Unfortunately, you were spot on with your identification and we can confirm that you did find a green crab. As you might be aware, green crabs are unfortunately widespread throughout this region, and a number of tribes, agencies and community members work collectively to trap them there, including around Ocean Shores. Thanks so much for contributing data to this effort. We’re passing this detection over to our partners at WDFW so that they can be aware and plan any potential follow-up trapping accordingly. Feel free to get in touch with us (crabteam@uw.edu) for any updates in a few weeks.
We have a few follow-up questions about this detection. Did you leave the live crab where you found it? Did you get a photo of the underside of the crab that you would be able to share with us? Were you able to get a size measurement? Thank you!