2025 Washington Coast Green Crab Summary

January 26, 2026 Washington’s Pacific coast has a different European green crab history than the Salish Sea and faces different conditions, so here we share a summary of 2025 green crab status and trends focused on sites within coastal estuaries. This summary is based on data collected by all trapping groups working in this geography (see the footer for a list). Where they are found in Washington green crabs are roughly 10 times more abundant at coastal sites than at ...