Pugettia producta (Northern kelp crab)

CHP: Missing Elderly at 1656 Union St 4:34 p.m.
EPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/eureka/2026/feb/18/#incident-1138769">RECKLESS DRIVER &#8212; 4700 block of FAIRWAY DR 4:10 p.m.
EPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/eureka/2026/feb/18/#incident-1138770">911 FROM A CELL PHONE &#8212; 100 block of FOURTH ST 4:09 p.m.
EPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/eureka/2026/feb/18/#incident-1138766">TRAFFIC STOP &#8212; 1700 block of A ST 4:02 p.m.
UPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/university/2026/feb/18/#incident-1138781">Theft &#8212; CHINQUAPIN RESIDENCE HALL 4 p.m.
CHP: Traffic Hazard at Highway 101 S Hum R47.90 3:58 p.m.
EPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/eureka/2026/feb/18/#incident-1138778">TRAFFIC STOP &#8212; 5000 block of W BUHNE ST 3:46 p.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.