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Status of the European Green Crab, Carcinus maenas, in Oregon and Washington coastal estuaries in 2019

Creator:

Yamada, Sylvia Behrens, Schooler, Shon, Heller, Renee, Donaldson, Luke, Takacs, Graham T., Randall, Andrea, Buffington, Chelsey, and Akmajian, Adrianne

Abstract:

The European green crab (Carcinus maenas) has persisted in Oregon and Washington coastal estuaries since the late 1990s. After the arrival of a strong year class in 1998, significant recruitment to the populations occurred only in 2003, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019. Warm winter water temperatures,...

Resource Type:

Technical Report