Comment on 10 billion snow crabs have disappeared off the Alaskan coast. Here’s why
NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 8 months ago
On average, snow crabs bring in about $150 million of annual revenue for Alaskan fisheries
Of course the article had to mention money. This is sad for a multitude of reasons, and this isn’t one of them.
Dangdoggo@kbin.social 8 months ago
But the comparison between 150 M in fishable crab and 24 M in fishable crab does help illustrate how heavy the effects have been. Believe me, I hate the need to illustrate things in dollar signs too but it is an effective tool when many peoples frames of reference are geared that way. I guess I'm just devils advocating