Green Crabs in Netarts Bay: Challenges and Opportunities

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Event Description:

Green crabs are making waves on our coastline!

Join us to explore the forces driving their spread and discover what this range expansion means for staples of our coastal ecosystems and fisheries, including Dungeness crab, clams, and oysters.

Green crabs prey on shellfish and tear up the eelgrass that provides critical habitat for so many of our estuarine and marine species. With their high tolerance for temperature and salinity, green crabs have become a global challenge. They were first introduced to the West Coast via San Francisco Bay in the 1980s, and they have since spread throughout estuaries and bays in Oregon and Washington, and recently as far north as Alaska.

So how concerned should we be? And what can we do about it?

Join the conversation as we tackle these questions with Dr. Sylvia Yamada, a leading voice on the spread of green crabs in the Pacific Northwest.

About the Expert: Dr. Sylvia Yamada

Sylvia Yamada is a marine ecologist with degrees from the University of British Columbia and the University of Oregon. She worked in salmon research for Fisheries and Oceans Canada and taught at Woods Hole Marine Biological Lab, Wellesley College, the University of Oregon, and Oregon State University. Her research interests include predator-prey interactions, the management of invertebrate fisheries, and the impact of introduced species on native communities. She has been following the European green crab range expansion since 1998.

Cost: There is no cost to attend this program.

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