Metlakatla indian community would support a focused, targeted trapping program to remove european green crab from the waters of annette islands reserve and the surrounding islands, with the goal to…

The Metlakatla Indian Community received a $1,000,000.00 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Congressionally Identified Awards and Projects program (CFDA 11.469). The award supports a focused, targeted trapping program to remove European green crab from the waters of the Annette Islands Reserve and surrounding islands in Southeast Alaska, with the goal of reducing and/or suppressing the spread of this invasive species in the region. The project will utilize open skiffs and all-terrain vehicles to access the estuarine environment and collect data on the numbers, age, sex, and locations of the European green crab specimens. The award period is from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2028.

Metlakatla indian community would support a focused, targeted trapping program to remove european green crab from the waters of annette islands reserve and the surrounding islands, with the goal to reduce and/or suppress the spread of this invasive species in the southeast alaska region. European green crab habitat is in the estuarine environment, both nearshore and intertidal, therefore access will be from open skiffs and all-terrain vehicles. When european green crab are transported to the fish & wildlife office, additional data collection would include overall numbers, age, SEX, and specific location of collected european green crab.