• shalafi@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    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?

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      1 year ago

      Afair estimates put the portion of dead crabs between 10 and 30%. Some might also be unable to reproduce due to the bleeding.

      • Mercival@lemm.ee
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        1 year ago

        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.