Fisheries
NOAA confirms link between snow crab decline and marine heatwave
Starvation is most likely the cause of a mass mortality event during the eastern Bering Sea marine heatwave, according to NOAA scientists.
Fisheries
Canada funds new technology for snow crab vessels
Government funding will help nine snow crab companies in New Brunswick install refrigerated seawater systems in their vessels.
Fisheries
Gear-lending program has harvesters working through closures and trying ropeless fishing gear without commitment
Faced with closures to protect right whales, Canadian commercial fishers are trying ropeless fishing gear via the CanFish Gear Lending Program.
Fisheries
Eco-friendly extraction of valuable bio-products from snow crab processing
Green extraction methods offer alternatives to traditional chemically intensive approaches for valorizing snow crab processing discards.
Fisheries
Marine byproduct-based bait performs well in Barents Sea snow crab fishery
Experimental bait using marine byproducts was tested by SINTEF researchers in a Barents Sea snow crab fishery.