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Invasive green crabs spreading along Washington coast, officials say
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SEATTLE (AP) European green crabs were found in Washington’s inland waters in 2016, prompting extensive monitoring. Now state officials say this destructive invasive species is spreading in several coastal locations.
They thrive in shallow water and soft sediment, which Washington’s estuaries provide. And over the past two years it seems the populations of green crab are exploding, especially on the coast.
“Green crabs in Willapa Bay and Grays Harbor are appearing at densities easily five to 10 times greater than they were ever observed in the late 1990s. And so that’s caught a lot of people’s attention,” says marine ecologist Emily Grason, who leads Washington Sea Grant’s Crab Team at the University of Washington.
Officials: invasive green crabs spreading along coast
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European green crabs trapped and removed from Seadrift Lagoon in Stinson Beach, Calif. by marine biologists are kept in a bin before they re measured and logged on Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2017. Paul Chinn/The Chronicle
SEATTLE (AP) European green crabs were found in Washington’s inland waters in 2016, prompting extensive monitoring. Now state officials say this destructive invasive species is spreading in several coastal locations.
They thrive in shallow water and soft sediment, which Washington’s estuaries provide. And over the past two years it seems the populations of green crab are exploding, especially on the coast.
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WA Marine Warning and Forecast
May 9, 2021
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222 AM PDT Sun May 9 2021
.SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. WHAT.West winds 15 to 25 kt. WHERE.East Entrance U. S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca and
Central U. S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca. WHEN.From 2 PM this afternoon to 11 PM PDT this evening. IMPACTS.Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS.
and/or seas 10 feet or higher are expected to produce hazardous
wave conditions to small craft. Inexperienced mariners,
especially those operating smaller vessels should avoid
navigating in these conditions.