Billions of snow crabs have disappeared from the waters around Alaska.

[Frankfooter]

Of course they'll blame this on climate change but that doesn't make sense. The water temperatures have not changed that much. The Bering Sea is cold (damn cold) and species can more than adapt to a few °C of fluctuations. The cause of the shortage is more than likely years of overfishing, particularly by Asian trawlers.

I find amazing that people can still think this given the news of the last few years.

Heat Wave Killed An Estimated 1 Billion Sea Creatures, And Scientists Fear Even Worse

An estimated 1 billion sea creatures, mostly mussels, died in the heat wave last week along Vancouver's shorelines. But the marine biologist taking count worries the actual number will be much higher.

www.npr.org

A warm pool in the Indo-Pacific Ocean has almost doubled in size, changing global rainfall patterns

The large, warm pool of ocean water in the Indian and west Pacific Oceans has been growing warmer and expanding in size since 1900, impacting the Madden Julian Oscillation and regional rainfall.

www.climate.gov

2021 ocean temperatures were warmest on record

Ocean temperatures have been rising steadily over time, with 2021 recording the highest ocean temperature on record.

www.weforum.org

 

[richaceg]

who gives a crap about snow crab...dungeness now that's delicious...