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No Alaskan King or Snow Crabs Will Be Harvested This Year

Analysis by Dr. Joseph Mercola Fact Checked

alaskan king and snow crab population decline

Story at-a-glance

  • The snow crab population dropped from 8 billion to 1 billion between 2018 and 2021 and the mature female population of king crab is also down. This has triggered great concern as Alaska produces 60% of the nation's seafood and has supported a lucrative industry, which is now in danger of collapse

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