New research from scientists at the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) laboratory in Kodiak, Alaska, has found that Bering Sea snow crabs are more resilient than expected to ocean acidification, reports the Alaska Beacon.

The findings are from a two-year experiment that monitored the development of female snow crabs and embryos and larvae from eggs hatched over that same time. They are in contrast to results from a similar study involving Tanner crabs, which found that species to be negatively affected by acidification -- 70% of eggs failed to hatch in those experiments, according to the newspaper. 

According to the scientists, the findings could also be significant as Bering Sea snow crabs recover from their recent population crash, as water in the North Pacific Ocean is particularly conducive to acidification. Changing water conditions from climate change could also exacerbate acidification [...]