if crab fishing is so dangerous (think Deadliest Catch) why aren’t there crab farms like we have with fish?

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if crab fishing is so dangerous (think Deadliest Catch) why aren’t there crab farms like we have with fish?

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Answer 1

Interestingly, lobstering is more like farming. Most lobsters will live entirely off bait and be caught hundreds of times and released before they are considered keepers. One study estimated that bait made up for 80% of what wild lobsters eat.