First it was murder hornets. Later, it was African clawed frogs. Now, Washington state has another invasive species problem — a European green crab was captured this week in Hood Canal, the farthest south the species has been found in the Salish Sea.
was captured this week in Hood Canal, the farthest south the species has been found in the Salish Sea.
The crab was captured in Hood Canal, the farthest south the species has been found in the Salish Sea, Washington Sea Grant said."This group of steadfast volunteers has never missed a month in the mud, and they are literally our eyes in areas managers don't always have the capacity to monitor regularly," Grason said.
Gov. Jay Inslee issued an emergency proclamation in January to address a significant increase in European green crab populations within the Lummi Nation's sea pond near Bellingham.
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