SMEA Community Contributes to Dungeness Crab Research

SMEA Associate Professor Anne Beaudreau recently attended the annual meeting of the Pacific Northwest Crab Research Group (PCRG), where members of the SMEA community played an active role in advancing research on Dungeness crab biology, ecology, and fisheries.

SMEA students Hannah Brown, Devynn Gately, and Maddie Gard presented thesis research through posters and talks. Capstone students Kiki Dial, Jo Harris, Katie Raab, and Zoe Tucker-Borrut also contributed by helping facilitate a PCRG session focused on identifying future research priorities for Dungeness crab.

PCRG Program Coordinator Emily Buckner, an SMEA alumna and current capstone client, also helped organize the meeting.

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