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Ep 456: Disappearing crabs
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Ep 456: Disappearing crabs

The US snow crab harvest has been cancelled after billions of them went missing from the waters around Alaska. The industry is normally worth $132 million a year. What caused them to vanish?

Sensemaker · The Observer

October 24, 20225m 2s

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The US snow crab harvest has been cancelled after billions of them went missing from the waters around Alaska. The industry is normally worth $132 million a year. What caused them to vanish?


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