Pugettia producta (Northern kelp crab)

EPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/eureka/2025/feb/20/#incident-1016264">WELFARE CHECK &#8212; 100 Block of FOURTH ST 10 a.m.
EPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/eureka/2025/feb/20/#incident-1016271">EUREKA MUNICIPAL CODE VIOLATION &#8212; 1900 Block of TRUESDALE ST 9:57 a.m.
EPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/eureka/2025/feb/20/#incident-1016265">TRAFFIC STOP &#8212; 2700 Block of GARLAND ST 9:52 a.m.
OUTAGE: Power Outage in Willow Creek; 6 Customers Affected 9:52 a.m.
EPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/eureka/2025/feb/20/#incident-1016266">FOUND PROPERTY &#8212; 100 Block of M ST 9:46 a.m.
HCSO: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/sheriff/2025/feb/20/#incident-1016246">Vehicle Investigation &#8212; SPRING ST/ALLARD AVE 9:37 a.m.
HCSO: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/sheriff/2025/feb/20/#incident-1016241">Patrol Check &#8212; FIELDS LANDING DR/RAILROAD AVE 9:29 a.m.

Pugettia producta. Photo: (c) Bridget Spencer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Pugettia producta, known as the northern kelp crab or shield-backed kelp crab, is a species of crab in the family Epialtidae.