The snow crab population has plummeted, as more than 10 billion snow crabs have disappeared from the eastern Bering Sea since 2018. Dropping to a historical low in 2021, and after historical highs ...

Crabbers and restaurateurs fear the unprecedented collapse of Alaska’s snow crab industry could ... “What I’m worried about is the long-term effects,” she said in an email from Australia.

The city received federal relief last week after the 2021-22 king and snow crab collapses — funding that's only now reaching ...

Alaska snow crab harvest canceled for first time ever 02:34. Climate change is a prime suspect in a mass die-off of Alaska's snow crabs, experts say, after the state took the unprecedented step of ...

Snow crab legs, the pale-pink centerpiece of any self-respecting seafood platter, are no longer on the menu. They are the victim of a massive population crash that led Alaska to cancel its 2022 ...

On Sunday, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced it was canceling this year's Bering Sea snow crab season due to a dramatic collapse of the tasty crustaceans' population. On the heels ...

The snow crab crisis in Alaska first began in early 2022, after biologists discovered an estimated 10 billion crabs disappeared — a 90% plunge in the population.

Officials in Alaska won’t decide until late next year whether to open the 2024-2025 snow crab season, and even if they do, harvests will likely be modest. These closures and recovery periods are ...

Billions of snow crabs have disappeared from the ocean around Alaska in recent years, and scientists now say they know why: Warmer ocean temperatures likely caused them to starve to death. The ...

Alaska canceled the snow crab fishing season for the first time on Monday, as crab populations mysteriously plummet. An estimated 1 billion snow crabs suddenly disappeared from the Bering Sea ...

Researchers said the snow crab collapse is linked to a marine heat wave that occurred in the region in 2018 and 2019. Marine heat waves are periods when the temperature of ocean waters is warmer ...