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As a result of a FWS expedition to Alaska just prior to WW II, large resourcesof giant crabs were discovered

Description

As a result of a FWS expedition to Alaska just prior to WW II, large resourcesof giant crabs were discovered. These had been extensively exploited by theJapanese prior to the war, who canned the meat, and then sold it to the UnitedStates. King crab.

Credit

NOAA Central Library Historical Fisheries Collection

Collection

Historic Fisheries