Billions of snow crabs have disappeared from the waters around Alaska. Scientists say overfishing is not the cause

CNN · Rachel Ramirez · last updated October 16, 2022 – 3:02 AM

The Alaska snow crab harvest has been canceled for the first time ever after billions of the crustaceans have disappeared from the cold, treacherous waters of the Bering Sea in recent years.

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Billions of snow crabs have disappeared from the waters around Alaska. Scientists say overfishing is not the cause

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