Blame “borealization” for the disaster befalling Bering Sea snow crab, an Arctic species facing an ecosystem change that is bringing traditionally southern species farther north, scientists say. Via AlaskaBeacon
This season’s Alaska’s Bering Sea snow crab harvest was canceled because of low stocks. Scientists warn that the warm conditions that led to this first-ever harvest cancelation are likely to be more common in the future. of Alaska’s Bering Sea snow crab harvest was unprecedented and a shock to the state’s fishing industry and the communities dependent on it.
Blame “borealization” for the disaster befalling snow crab, which is an Arctic species, Litzow said. That term refers to an ecosystem becoming boreal, with groups of organisms – called “taxa” by scientists – that have been south of the Arctic until recently.
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