In a major blow to America’s seafood industry, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game has canceled the winter snow crab season in the Bering Sea due to their falling numbers. While restaurant menus will suffer, the greatest impact will be to the economy, to the tune of an estimated $200 million.

An estimated one billion crabs have mysteriously disappeared in two years, state officials said. It marks a 90% plunge in their population.

Source: Alaska snow crab season canceled as officials investigate disappearance of an estimated 1 billion crabs – CBS News