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snow crab

noun

  1. an edible spider crab of the North Pacific, Chionoecetes opilio, commercially important as a frozen seafood product.



snow crab

noun

  1. an edible crab with long thin legs found off the coasts of Eastern Canada

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Splurge for the Alaskan Red or Golden King crab legs, or choose a more budget-friendly and still local Dungeness or snow crab.

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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration analyzed temperature at the bottom of the sea, algae bloom levels under the sea ice, ice cover and the makeup of Arctic snow crab communities from 1972 to 2022.

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Although the negative impact on snow crab fisheries is short-term for now, that may not remain the case.

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In the process, they determined that the snow crab population has dramatically decreased as a result of heating from burning fossil fuels.

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That spells pain for fishing fleets who suffered a first-ever canceled snow crab season in 2022-2023.

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