Science news articles about 'king crabs'

... . With differences of only a couple of degrees in temperature affecting the distribution of the king crab, it is difficult to predict the consequences of range expansion in the warming waters around ...

... , such as how shares are allocated between individuals and processors, can be contentious, as in the Alaskan king crab fishery and elsewhere. "One of the big challenges in catch shares is how you ...

... of years because it is simply too cold for them." But this situation is about to change. "Populations of predatory king crabs are already living in deeper, slightly warmer water," says Aronson. "And ...

... Fairbanks scientist, Alaska's oceans are becoming increasingly acidic, which could damage Alaska's king crab and salmon fisheries. This spring, chemical oceanographer Jeremy Mathis returned from a ...