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Juvenile snow crabs mature in cold-water pools on the ocean floor that are sustained by melting sea ice. If waters warm above the 2 °C maximum necessary for juvenile development, their normal nursery habitat will be reduced significantly. Adults are similarly unlikely to tolerate conditions of more than 5 °C. [7]
The larvae go through six stages in about four weeks before emerging as juvenile crabs. Their lifespan is seven to eight years. [3] The male Florida stone crab must wait for the female to molt her exoskeleton before they can mate. [3] After mating, the male will stay to help protect the female for several hours to several days.
Chionoecetes bairdi is a species of snow crab, alternatively known as bairdi crab and tanner crab. C. bairdi is closely related to Chionoecetes opilio, and it can be difficult to distinguish C. opilio from C. bairdi. Both species are found in the Bering Sea and are sold commercially under the name "snow
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Between 2018 and 2021, there was an unexpected 92% decline in snow crab abundance, or about 10 billion crabs. The crabs had been plentiful in the years prior, puzzling scientists and crabbers alike.
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Similarly, snow crabs likely will have an adverse effect on the native species of the Barents Sea. [6] Snow crabs are found in the ocean's shelf and upper slope, on sandy and muddy bottoms. [3] They are found at depths from 13 to 2,187 m (43 to 7,175 ft), but average is about 110 m (360 ft). [7]
About 10 billion snow crabs disappeared from Bering Sea waters between 2018 and 2021, forcing fisheries to shutter in Alaska last winter and threatening the state’s economy.