Invasive snails harmful to oyster health
Ornate little snails hanging out in the Skokomish estuary have sneaky intentions with Pacific oysters. Much like humans who love…
Tag: Invasive Species
Invasive European green crab hit Quilcene Bay
The Skokomish Tribe will be conducting significant trapping efforts for invasive European green crab throughout Hood Canal this summer, including…
Tribes collaborate to test invasive crab trapping method
Lummi Nation Aquatic Invasive Species Division staff deployed a series of innovative “crab slab” traps around the Lummi Sea Pond…
Tribe partners with paper mill to monitor European green crab
The Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe is partnering with a Port Angeles paper mill to expand invasive European green crab monitoring.…
Fight in “brushfire mode” against invasive crab
In the ongoing battle to curb the spread of invasive European green crab in the marine waters of Washington state,…
Makah Tribe Marks and Recaptures Dungeness and European Crab for Population Estimates
A sample of native Dungeness crab and problematic European green crab in the Tsoo-yess River got a smear of red,…
Cooperation Key to Containing Green Crab Invasion
Being Frank is a monthly column written by the chair of the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission. As a statement from…
Fish, Plants Thrive in Restored Skokomish Estuary
A variety of fish and native plants in the 1,000-acre Skokomish Estuary have been thriving within two years of a…
Scotch Broom Beetles could help slow spread of invasive plant
Northwest tribes are using seed-eating insects to manage the spread of Scotch broom, one of Washington state’s most invasive species.…