The decision is a severe blow to fishers that make a living off the crabs and raises questions about the role of climate change in the rapid decline.
Alaska will cancel the upcoming winter snow crab season in the Bering Sea for the first time, and bar fishers from catching king crabs in the Bristol Bay for a second consecutive year, because of a sharp decline in their estimated population.This week’s announcements by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game deal a severe blow to fishers that make a living off the crabs.
They also bring back to the forefront questions about the role of climate change in the rapid decline of the snow crab population: The number of juvenile snow crabs was at record highs just a few years ago, before some 90 percent of snow crabs mysteriouslyAlaskan officials said they had consulted carefully with stakeholders before canceling the season.
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