No Alaskan King or Snow Crabs Will Be Harvested This Year
A dramatic drop in the Alaskan king and snow crab population means the fall harvest is canceled. This will have a large financial impact on crabbers and restaurants. But what happened to the crabs?
STORY AT-A-GLANCE
The snow crab population dropped from 8 billion to 1 billion between 2018 and 2021 and the mature female population of king crab is also down. This has triggered great concern as Alaska produces 60% of the nation's seafood and has supported a lucrative industry, which is now in danger of collapse
Crabs are cold-adapted species that requi…
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