Alaska snow crab season canceled/officials investigate disappearance of an estimated 1 billion crabs

[IcyPeas]

In a major blow to America's seafood industry, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game has, for the first time in state history, canceled the winter snow crab season in the Bering Sea due to their falling numbers. While restaurant menus will suffer, scientists worry what the sudden population plunge means for the health of the Arctic ecosystem.

An estimated one billion crabs have mysteriously disappeared in two years, state officials said. It marks a 90% drop in their population.
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"Disease is one possibility," Daly told CBS News.

He also points to climate change. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Alaska is the fastest warming state in the country, and is losing billions of tons of ice each year — critical for crabs that need cold water to survive.

"Environmental conditions are changing rapidly," Daly said. "We've seen warm conditions in the Bering Sea the last couple of years, and we're seeing a response in a cold adapted species, so it's pretty obvious this is connected. It is a canary in a coal mine for other species that need cold water."

https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/fishing-alaska-snow-crab-season-canceled-investigation-climate-change/

[BigmanPigman]

1. If this is not directly a result of Climate Change

than I believe it is a definite factor.

People are going to see changes in many areas and will have to adapt. Many small and large changes are already taking place. Tourism is shifting, causing economic damage to many countries that rely on its income. Food and cooking will change too. Restaurants will need to change what they serve and figure out new ways of creating tasty meals with available ingredients.

[Lovie777]

2. What?..................

I wonder where they went, I guess to place where they won't be eaten.

[GreenWave]

3. Can you disappear if you were never born in the first place?