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Marine Heatwave Triggered a Hybrid Crab Surge in the Bering Sea

A marine heatwave in the Bering Sea has been linked to a surge in hybrid crabs, according to reporting picked up by Alaska Native News and NOAA Fisheries. The finding suggests warming ocean temperatures are driving species that were previously separated to interbreed, raising questions about how Bering Sea crab populations, already strained by recent collapses, will respond to continued climate change.

Why now: New NOAA findings connect recent ocean warming to unexpected changes in commercially and ecologically important crab species.

NOAA FisheriesBering Seahybrid crabsAlaska

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• Marine Heatwave Triggered a Hybrid Crab Surge in the Bering Sea · Alaska Native News
• Marine Heatwave Triggered a Hybrid Crab Surge in the Bering Sea · NOAA Fisheries (.gov)

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