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Where did the crab go? It's not strictly climate change to blame, but it allowing fishing in what used to be protected areas

Posted by TWuG Oct 16 '22, 10:51

In addition to shrinking areas where crabs could mature safe from predation.

Fishery mismanagement killed the King Crab population and has likely done the same to Snow Crabs

https://twitter.com/Unpop_Science/status/1581660239501283329?t=f2sYfKMs0-BMC1NP9G4iuQ&s=19 (twitter.com)

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they also cancelled King/Red crab this season. I know they also flourish off South America & Antartica, but have seen no news on how their numbers are -- nm - peglegpete Oct 16, 10:54

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Where did the crab go? It's not strictly climate change to blame, but it allowing fishing in what used to be protected areas

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