Sunday, 16 October 2022

Alaska Canceled Snow Crab Season for the First Time Ever Because All the Crabs Are Gone

Alaska Canceled Snow Crab Season for the First Time Ever Because All the Crabs Are Gone

For the first time in history, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game has canceled snow crab season due to the dwindling numbers of crabs available. This decision follows a report released in August that showed that snow crab abundance in Alaska is on a steep decline, with stocks down 90 percent in the last two years. Researchers have yet to come up with a cause for this decline, but they have already agreed—climate change is a main factor.

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