Pugettia producta (Northern kelp crab)

HIGHWAYS: Northbound / Southbound 199 Lane Closure 4:12 a.m.
HIGHWAYS: Northbound / Southbound 199 Lane Closure 4:12 a.m.
HCSO: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/sheriff/2025/oct/21/#incident-1101941">Patrol Check &#8212; 5600 block of S BROADWAY ST 3:24 a.m.
EPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/eureka/2025/oct/21/#incident-1101945">PATROL CHECK &#8212; 1000 block of SECOND ST 3:19 a.m.
EPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/eureka/2025/oct/21/#incident-1101943">EUREKA MUNICIPAL CODE VIOLATION &#8212; 700 block of FIFTH ST 3:14 a.m.
EPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/eureka/2025/oct/21/#incident-1101944">DISTURBANCE MAN WOMAN PHYSICAL &#8212; 1900 block of J ST 2:54 a.m.
HCSO: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/sheriff/2025/oct/21/#incident-1101942">Pedestrian Check &#8212; US HWY 101 2:54 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.