Crab season closures ‘devastating’ for Bering Sea fishing family:
“The population abundance levels were the lowest we’ve ever seen [for Bering Sea snow crab],” ADF&G Research Coordinator Ben Daly said. “And below the state’s harvest strategy for having a fishery.”warm temperatures in the Bering Sea are attributed to the decline of the snow crab population
“And because crab, in general, are ectothermic, meaning their internal temperature matches the environment, when that environment warms, their metabolism increases. So they need to eat more food, consume more calories in order to maintain their physiological demands,” Daly said. “When the ocean warmed in the two years, the belief is that their metabolism warmed up.
“It’s quite honestly very scary to only have 10 to 20% of the revenue when you need 50 or 60 or 70% to make loan payments to pay the bank and pay off the fishing rights that you took out loans for,” Prout said. “Some are trying to find sources of alternate funding. Some are trying their best to renegotiate their loan terms with the banks,” Prout said.will come soon to help the fleet stay afloat, or a season will open up.
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