Fisheries
AI-powered crab gender identification could improve fishery management and conservation
An AI-powered model developed by researchers "vastly outperformed" humans in correctly identifying the gender of horsehair crabs.
Responsibility
‘No longer quiet members’: How women are transforming Indonesia’s blue swimming crab fisheries
Women’s groups in Indonesia are building businesses, influencing fisheries management and supporting sustainable blue swimming crab fisheries.
Aquafeeds
Can leftover lumpfish be used to feed small king crabs?
A Nofima trial explores whether whole or processed lumpfish can boost the appetite and feed intake in small king crabs.
Fisheries
Can a fishermen-developed ‘banger bar’ help reduce risk of injury on crab boats?
Study finds that having a metal bar to bang crab pots against during harvest can help fishermen prevent injury.
Responsibility
NOAA awards $4.2 million to study stressors facing Dungeness crab, other marine life under climate change
NOAA will help fund a study looking into how stressors related to climate change impact Dungeness crab and marine life off the Pacific coast.
Health & Welfare
Russian study examines behavior of red king crab postlarvae
The release of cultured red king crab juveniles into the ocean presents a possible way to enhance stocks. Research in Russia found that early crab postlarvae did not feed, but swim actively.