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Warming waters cited as key culprit in mass die-off of Alaska snow crabs

Por: CBS News Business October 20, 2022

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is a prime suspect in a mass die-off of Alaska's snow crabs, experts say, after the state took the unprecedented step of to save the species.According to an annual survey of the Bering Sea floor carried out by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, estimates for the crustaceans' total numbers fell to about 1.9 billion in 2022, down from 11.7 billion in 2018, or a reduction of about 84 percent.For the first time ever, the... + full article



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