Dungeness crab
(Metacarcinus magister)

Media: photography

Number of images: 1

Print size: 16x20 inches

Execution: 2020

A recent paper published in the journal Science of the Total Environment documents the impact of ocean acidification (as a result of human pollution) on the California Dungeness crab. During the larval stage their exoskeleton suffers from dissolution impeding their ability to become juveniles and adults.

The CNN story can be found here.

Dungeness crab - Metacarcinus magister

Dungeness crab
(Metacarcinus magister)