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The curious case of the cannibal crabs

Snow crab legs, the centerpiece of any self-respecting seafood platter, are no longer on the menu.

They are the victim of a massive population crash that led Alaska to cancel its Bering Sea snow crab harvest for the first time in recorded history

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