NOAA Points to 2019 Marine Heatwave as Link to Sudden Decline in Alaska Crab
Dr. Robert Foy, Science and Research Director of the Alaska Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries, released a statement on Friday linking the sudden decline in Bering Sea snow crab "to extreme oceanographic events.”
Foy noted the population drops in Alaska snow crab and Bristol Bay red king crab (BBRKC) “are part of 50+ year history of highly variable stock abundance that included previous fishery closures.” He said the snow crab decline “…was more sudden and linked to extreme oceanographic events.
“In 2019, a marine heatwave...
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