Skagit County
Bow, 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: 48
Sex of Dungeness crab #1: Male
Carapace width of Dungeness crab #1: 29
Sex of Dungeness crab #2: Male
Carapace width of Dungeness crab #2: 36
Sex of Dungeness crab #3: Male
Carapace width of Dungeness crab #3: 41
Sex of Dungeness crab #4: Male
Carapace width of Dungeness crab #4: 31
Sex of Dungeness crab #5: Male
Carapace width of Dungeness crab #5: 34
Sex of Dungeness crab #6: Male
Carapace width of Dungeness crab #6: 33
Sex of Dungeness crab #7: No abdomen present
Carapace width of Dungeness crab #7: 122
Sex of Dungeness crab #8: No abdomen present
Carapace width of Dungeness crab #8: 154
Sex of Dungeness crab #9: No abdomen present
Carapace width of Dungeness crab #9: 119
Sex of Dungeness crab #10: No abdomen present
Carapace width of Dungeness crab #10: 51

48 Dungeness crab, 20 hairy helmet crab, 1 kelp crab, 1 graceful crab, 6 shore crabs (H. oregonensis?) and a fragment (but not QUITE a half carapace) of a red rock crab. Also half a dozen golf balls, a piece of plastic tarp, a firework, and a shotgun shell disposed of.