Jefferson County
Port Townsend, 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: 5
Sex of Dungeness crab #1: Female
Carapace width of Dungeness crab #1: 150
Sex of Dungeness crab #2: No abdomen present
Carapace width of Dungeness crab #2: 145
Sex of Dungeness crab #3: No abdomen present
Carapace width of Dungeness crab #3: 60
Sex of Dungeness crab #4: No abdomen present
Carapace width of Dungeness crab #4: 45
Sex of Dungeness crab #5: No abdomen present
Carapace width of Dungeness crab #5: 45
Sex of Dungeness crab #6: No abdomen present
Carapace width of Dungeness crab #6: 40
I found three more Dungeness crabs nearby all about 120 to 140. I didn’t have my phone so a friend had taken the picture of the other molts. [Location update LW 10/8/26]
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Hi Jane, thanks for taking the time to Molt Search and for including great notes when you do. In doing some data QA/QC this Fall, I’ve noticed your report is pinned at a residential address. We want to protect your privacy and shift this to a shoreline before including in the dataset. Do you happen to remember back to this June search? If so, send us an email at crabteam@uw.edu with the approximate location and we’ll make that change on the backend. Thanks!