Blue crabs tolerate hypoxic conditions

Adult blue crabs are “much more tolerant” of low-oxygen, hypoxic conditions that previously thought, but global warming could change things, according to new research by the Virginia Institute of Marine Science.

"The notion that blue crabs are relatively intolerant of oxygen-poor waters was counterintuitive"

Adult blue crabs are “much more tolerant” of low-oxygen, hypoxic conditions that previously thought, but global warming could change things, according to new research by the Virginia Institute of Marine Science.