We can look at data from the Clam Recruitment Monitoring Network  to begin examining potential trends around green crab densities and size across the state of Maine.

2020 Intertidal Green Crab Densities

The below map shows average densities of green crabs found inside our 16 Beal boxes at each of our monitoring sites. We have two intertidal monitoring sites in each town, with the exception of Edmunds, where we have three sites.

 

2021 Intertidal Green Crab Densities

2022 Intertidal Green Crab Densities

Discussion of latest Green Crab data and the connection to Climate Change

 

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