Fishermen fear going out of business after Alaska cancels snow and king crab harvest

For the first time in US history, the Bering Sea snow crab harvest is closed and for the second consecutive year, so is the Bristol Bay red king Crab harvest.

• The Alaska Department of Fish and Game canceled the Bering Sea snow crab fishing season this week for the first time ever after the species’ population dropped by 90% in two years. – Washington Times article

• Alaska cancels snow crabbing season, devastating local markets – Deseret article
• Alaska officials have canceled several crab harvests in a conservation effort that sent shock waves through the the crabbing industry in the region. The most recent season had the lowest recorded total in over 40 years. – APP.com article
• And of course the Marxists and morons are blaming Climate Change, like lemmings out to play their propaganda games – USA Today article