Connecting Crabs, Currents, and Coastal Communities: Examining the Impacts of Changing Ocean Conditions on the Distribution of U.S. West Coast Dungeness Crab Commercial Catch

Connecting Crabs, Currents, and Coastal Communities: Examining the Impacts of Changing Ocean Conditions on the Distribution of U.S. West Coast Dungeness Crab Commercial Catch

Dungeness crab (Cancer magister) is one of the most lucrative fisheries on the United States (U.S.) west coast. There have been large spatial and temporal fluctuations in catch, which reflect the interconnected influences of the coupled natural-human fishery system. Changing ocean conditions are lik...

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Main Authors: Caitlin L. Magel, Elizabeth M. J. Lee, Astrea M. Strawn, Kelsey Swieca, Andrew D. Jensen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
Dungeness crab
climate change
species distribution
ocean conditions
fisheries
coupled natural-human system
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmars.2020.00401/full

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