Catch and water quality data for Invasive European green crab in Lummi River, Nooksack River and the Lummi Sea Pond in 2022
Dates
Publication Date
2023-11-30
Start Date
2022-04-05
End Date
2022-10-07
Citation
Bobbie M. Buzzell, and Daniel R. Washington, 2023, Catch and water quality data for Invasive European green crab in Lummi River, Nooksack River and the Lummi Sea Pond in 2022: National and Regional Climate Centers Data Release, https://doi.org/10.21429/a0fw-6z31.
Summary
In this project, researchers at the Lummi Nation trapped for EGC and simultaneously gathered water quality data (e.g., temperature and salinity) from selected marine habitats on their reservation and along transects between estuarine areas of the Lummi and Nooksack rivers. The spatiotemporal data was analyzed along these gradients and compared with trapping data collected from Lummi’s 750-acre marine aquaculture pond (positive “control” for EGC presence) to assess what approaches maximize trapping efficiency of EGC in brackish and freshwater habitats. This tabular dataset includes water quality and catch data for invasive European green crab trapping between April and September 2022 for Lummi River, the Nooksack River, and Lummi Sea [...]
Summary
In this project, researchers at the Lummi Nation trapped for EGC and simultaneously gathered water quality data (e.g., temperature and salinity) from selected marine habitats on their reservation and along transects between estuarine areas of the Lummi and Nooksack rivers. The spatiotemporal data was analyzed along these gradients and compared with trapping data collected from Lummi’s 750-acre marine aquaculture pond (positive “control” for EGC presence) to assess what approaches maximize trapping efficiency of EGC in brackish and freshwater habitats. This tabular dataset includes water quality and catch data for invasive European green crab trapping between April and September 2022 for Lummi River, the Nooksack River, and Lummi Sea Pond.
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Purpose
Data was used to determine the presence or absence of correlations between salinity, water temperature, and European green crab catch rates. Observed correlations or lack of correlations allowed for more efficient use of trapping resources by identifying optimal conditions for European green crab establishment in Lummi Nation estuarine areas.