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Scientists reveal how 10 billion snow crabs suddenly vanished

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The snow crab population declined in the Bering Sea after several marine heatwaves between 2018 and 2021.

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  1. Live Science

    More than 10 billion snow crabs starved to death off the coast of Alaska. But why? (opens Live Science)

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    A large population of snow crabs in the eastern Bering Sea collapsed after a marine heat wave in 2018 and 2019 that multiplied the crabs' caloric needs and drove them to starvation.

  2. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Billions of crabs went missing around Alaska. Scientists now know what happened to them | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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

  3. Science News

    10 billion snow crabs have disappeared off the Alaskan coast. Here’s why (opens Science News)

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    In the eastern Bering Sea, the snow crab population plummeted after a marine heat wave in 2018. The crabs may have starved, a new study finds.

  4. Local News 8

    Billions of crabs went missing around Alaska. Scientists now know what happened to them (opens Local News 8)

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    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.

  5. Newsweek

    Scientists reveal how 10 billion snow crabs suddenly vanished (opens Newsweek)

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    The snow crab population declined in the Bering Sea after several marine heatwaves between 2018 and 2021.

  6. NBC News

    In search of 10 billion missing snow crabs, scientists eye marine heat waves (opens NBC News)

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    The mass die-off shuttered the snow crab season during the winter of 2022-2023, threatening a key part of Alaska's economy.

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