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Ice threatens crab fishery...
While we soak up this warm winter here in the east, Alaska is being slammed hard!
Ice in Bering Sea threatens crab fishery
Southward extension is farthest over the past 20 years.
Sea ice is encroaching unusually early on the central Bering Sea, threatening to grind Alaska's economically important snow crab fishery to a halt at the peak of the season, leaving crabbers facing major losses. Earlier-than-expected ice is moving south over prime crabbing grounds, forcing boats away from their catch and putting millions of dollars of equipment in jeopardy.
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