Marine Heatwave Triggered a Hybrid Crab Surge in the Bering Sea shared by Brendan Mortimer

@mort · Oct 20

I often think about the fact that crabs have evolved multiple times, like a natural end state of nature.

Marine Heatwave Triggered a Hybrid Crab Surge in the Bering Sea

A major marine heatwave in the Bering Sea set off a chain reaction that resulted in a dramatic surge in snow-Tanner hybrid crab abundance, posing new challenges for federal fisheries management.

fisheries.noaa.gov