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| Are Crabs the Canary in the Coalmine? |
| 2022-10-15 |
| [OTP] 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. |
| Posted by:Mercutio |
| #7 Zanzibar swimming crabs deaths being investigated Shellfish deaths: Toxic chemical could have killed crabs, study says |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2022-10-15 17:59 |
| #6 Why are crabs washing up dead on beaches in the North East? Mystery: Thousands of Dead Crabs Litter England's Beaches |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2022-10-15 17:57 |
| #5 *Duh* Over fishing is such a difficult concept to grasp. |
| Posted by: magpie 2022-10-15 12:53 |
| #4 I blame white suburban chardonnay sipping liberal females. It's all supply and demand. Time to crush the demand like they're doing with fossil fuels. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2022-10-15 11:10 |
| #3 Does Granholm’s purview extend there too? Jen Granholm: California Leads the way on energy. Like a Canary in the Coal mine. She doesn't know the canary died. |
| Posted by: Nate B Forrest 2022-10-15 11:02 |
| #2 Are Crabs the Canary in the Coalmine? "Sing, damn you!" |
| Posted by: Frank G 2022-10-15 10:42 |
| #1 When Alaska crabbers depleted their normal catch they turned to harvesting the tanner crab, the long legged thing that was previously considered trash. They gave it a new name, snow crab, and sold it to the American public. Now the tanner is disappearing and global warming is being blamed. I wonder??? |
| Posted by: Slavising Unineting5672 2022-10-15 09:59 |