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.

Scientists have more evidence to explain why billions of crabs vanished around Alaska. Rachel Ramirez. Wed, August 21, 2024 at 11:43 AM UTC. 3 min read.

By Rachel Ramirez, CNN (CNN) — Billions of snow crabs have disappeared from the ocean around Alaska in recent years, and scientists now say they ...

Fishermen and scientists were alarmed when billions of crabs vanished from the Bering Sea near Alaska in 2022. It wasn’t overfishing, scientists explained — it was likely the shockingly warm ...

Fishermen and scientists were alarmed when billions of crabs vanished from the Bering Sea near Alaska in 2022. It wasn’t overfishing, scientists explained — it was likely the shockingly warm water ...