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IDontTrustGod t1_iu7ivzh wrote

This is how you protect business interests as a chef, we don’t want what happened to the crabs to keep happening.

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lunaticloser t1_iu7va9n wrote

What happened to crabs?

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2robins t1_iu7vlcb wrote

In Alaska, crab season got cancelled because over 1 billion crabs just do not exist anymore.

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corn_sugar_isotope t1_iu7y8f7 wrote

Snow Crabs, Dungeness crabs are still being slain. Also acidification of the ocean is a new threat to these species. Edit: King Crab not Dungeness. King is The Gulf of Alaska, Dungeness is PNW

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awesomturtlepoo t1_iu8ufn0 wrote

Alaska canceled all crabbing and hasn’t been crabbing king for over a year already.

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Marlfox70 t1_iu832c5 wrote

Wasn't it several billion crabs are missing and there's only about a billion left?

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Tankeverket t1_iu83fdq wrote

"only"

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Marlfox70 t1_iu842qo wrote

"There’s an annual survey of the Bering Sea floor carried out by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which estimates that the crustaceans’ total numbers fell to about 1.9 billion in 2022, down from 11.7 billion in 2018, or a reduction of about 84 percent, Yahoo reported."

https://www.pennlive.com/nation-world/2022/10/expert-identifies-what-caused-a-massive-die-off-of-alaskas-snow-crabs.html

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Xale8 t1_iu8618i wrote

1.9 billion is a lot, but, relatively speaking, seeing it drop so fast from 11.7 billion is really bad

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QuinterBoopson t1_iu88akl wrote

Yep. That is horrifying. If a verified time traveler said “There are 7 billion humans in 2022 but only 1 billion in 2026” we would all freak the hell out

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ommnian t1_iu8ab7n wrote

Exactly. Imagine if some disease came through and wiped out 3/4 of all humans next year. That'd be bad.

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Gamer_Mommy t1_iu8gjyf wrote

Something for sure tried in 2019, 2020 and even 2021. It looks like at this point this planet would have to try harder to get rid off us.

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jam-and-marscapone t1_iu88edh wrote

1.9 billion is fuck all if we are talking about how many things live in the ocean (and are eaten by things in the ocean).

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The_bidding t1_iu963ff wrote

Except the reason why the crabs died (ocean acidification/climate change) along with algae blooms are killing billions of other creatures every year. Literally every commercial fishing spot in the world is overfished and we are on the tipping point of no return for an incredible amount of species.

Its not just the crabs.

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my_general_erection t1_iu8cy1g wrote

I mean if COVID wiped out 84 percent of the population we would call it Armageddon

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Han_Ominous t1_iu8dydc wrote

Depends on how you vote....

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d3athsmaster t1_iu8iona wrote

Nah, we still would. There is no way they survive. It's all a hoax, remember?

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PlatschPlatsch t1_iu8917e wrote

Well, thats a lot to us but to an entire ecosystem its a worrying trend

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dramaking37 t1_iu8z8cq wrote

What's your plan down the road, eat old tires and huff glue?

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Scizmz t1_iuarowq wrote

Yes only. It's like if something happened that caused the human population globally to drop to 1.4 billion in 3 years. That would be devastating to those left behind.

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DestroDub t1_iu7zuhx wrote

Juanita water is a cest pool. The sewage lines are always leaking in to the streams, lakes, ponds. All of this is bullshit. The Salmon came back in every part of the state. They closed rivers early this year because coho are flocking up the streams(endangered). This 100% isn't because of a small business noticing a lack of fish after '22' years.

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independentchickpea t1_iu8otmu wrote

Then we should…. Stop eating them?

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ChrisssieWatkins t1_iu8sx1i wrote

Blasphemy! I want to eat the very last one. /s

jk go vegan for the planet homies

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CelestialFury t1_iu8vty5 wrote

> Blasphemy! I want to eat the very last one. /s

We need to make sure Zoidberg's people don't come here, then.

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ThatDudeRyan420 t1_iu9yv4l wrote

Vegan is very difficult. I think pushing for more veggies and less meat on a plate or trying for vegetarian is better.

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ChrisssieWatkins t1_iue3buc wrote

I don’t personally find it difficult, but any steps toward veganism people can take is great. It doesn’t have to be all or nothing to make an impact.

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TheMaleBodyPillow t1_iu9rzzq wrote

Probably not because too many people will just say "no". We do need to stop taking all of the cookies out of the jar though.

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caronare t1_iu8tvwf wrote

People in the industry all know that Russia has been over fishing crab to offset war expenses. The crab haven’t just disappeared, Russia is scrambling to fill their war coffers

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