Human-induced borealization leads to the collapse of Bering Sea snow crab

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• Journal Title:
  Nature Climate Change
• Personal Author:
  Litzow, Michael A. ; Fedewa, Erin J. ; Malick, Michael J. ; Connors, Brendan M. ; Eisner, Lisa ; Kimmel, David G. ; Kristiansen, Trond ; Nielsen, Jens M. ; Ryznar, Emily R.
• NOAA Program & Office:
  NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) ; AFSC (Alaska Fisheries Science Center) ; NWFSC (Northwest Fisheries Science Center)
• Description:
  The abrupt collapse of the Bering Sea snow crab stock can be explained by rapid borealization that is >98% likely to have been human induced. Strongly boreal conditions are ~200 times more likely now (at 1.0–1.5 °C of warming) than in the pre-industrial climate, while strongly Arctic conditions are now expected in only 8% of years. Stakeholders should accelerate adaptation planning for the complete loss of Arctic characteristics in traditional fishing grounds.
• Source:
  Nature Climate Change, 14(9), 932-935
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-024-02093-0
• ISSN:
  1758-678X ; 1758-6798
• Format:
  PDF
• Publisher:
  Springer Science and Business Media LLC
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• License:
  https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
• Rights Information:
  CC0 Public Domain
• Compliance:
  Submitted
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