Partner Event | Invasive Green Crab Molt Search Training at Eastsound Waterfront Park, Orcas Island

Be part of the front line detecting invasive European Green Crab in the Salish Sea. 

Learn how to keep an eye out for invasive European green crabs by participating in a new community science project called Molt Search, run by Washington Sea Grant’s Crab Team & WSU Extension.

At this Molt Search training event you’ll learn:

• About this new invasive and what’s being done about it.
• How to identify native and European green crabs.
• How to do a Molt Search and submit your findings through MyCoast.

Free, hands-on training and practice of Molt Search protocols, crab ID, and green crab basics

Please dress for the weather, wear good walking shoes, and bring a bag or other container to collect molts in, and download the free MyCoast app before the event.

Learn more at wsg.washington.edu/moltsearch