Researchers have confirmed the highly invasive European green crab is now present in Skagit Bay — and has gone undetected in those waters for at least a couple of years. The species is one of the most ...

The Skagit Bay discovery came less than two months after the Tulalip Tribes found a green crab at Mission Beach in Possession Sound, the first detection in the southern Whidbey Basin. A follow-up ...

First it was murder hornets. Later, it was African clawed frogs. And don't forget the Japanese beetles. Now it seems Washington state has another invasive species problem — a European green crab was ...

As Washington’s coastal Dungeness crab commercial season opens this week — a mean, green menace continues to threaten to create a “crab crisis” in the Pacific Northwest. KIRO Newsradio’s Kate Stone ...

As Washington's coastal habitats face increasing pressure, scientists are intensifying their research into the European green crab, an invasive species wreaking havoc on local ecosystems. Their focus ...

Oregon and Washington wildlife officials are asking people to keep an eye out for hairy-clawed mitten crabs in the Columbia River. In April, a commercial fisher caught a Chinese mitten crab along the ...

Trappers have caught nearly a quarter million European green crabs in Washington waters so far in 2022. This year’s record-smashing tally of the invasive species—248,000 caught as of Oct. 31—is more ...

This Saturday marks the opening of recreational Dungeness crab fishing for the 2025-2026 season in our area. Commercial Dungeness crabbing, scheduled to open Nov. 15, is likely to be delayed. In order ...

Law enforcement officers examine a load of Alaska crab, much of it infested with Bitter Crab Syndrome, after it arrived in Washington state in 2024. (Photo provided by the Washington Department of ...

In consultation with Dungeness crab Tri-State fishery managers from Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) and ...