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minus-squareshalafi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·1 year agoStill, I was disappointed to find that a large percentage of released crabs die anyway. Can’t find the number, but it’s significant. 1/3rd?
minus-squarelemmylommy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down1·1 year agoAfair estimates put the portion of dead crabs between 10 and 30%. Some might also be unable to reproduce due to the bleeding.
minus-squareMercival@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up14·1 year agoSadly a lot of the companies harvesting them will just kill and sell them for bait anyways. Of those that are released, about a third die. Not to say about the decrease in overall fitness, which can lead to them falling prey more easily. It’s obviously a traumatic experience for the animal in the best case scenario and that is going to reflect on their ability to survive in the wild.
Still, I was disappointed to find that a large percentage of released crabs die anyway. Can’t find the number, but it’s significant. 1/3rd?
Afair estimates put the portion of dead crabs between 10 and 30%. Some might also be unable to reproduce due to the bleeding.
Sadly a lot of the companies harvesting them will just kill and sell them for bait anyways.
Of those that are released, about a third die. Not to say about the decrease in overall fitness, which can lead to them falling prey more easily.
It’s obviously a traumatic experience for the animal in the best case scenario and that is going to reflect on their ability to survive in the wild.