I seem to recall from several years ago that there was a similar arthropod “crisis” brewing. Apparently, huge Red Crabs were overrunning the other cold-water crab species up in the arctic, and proliferating out of control.
And while the eco-greenies were tearing their hair out, the reaction from anyone with a sense of pragmatism was “bring on the clarified butter”. Yes, it’s important to try to prevent entire species from being wiped out, especially when it’s something that can be attributed to human interference. But the world isn’t static. Just ask the trilobites, or the residents of Doggerland.
I vaguely remember your reference.
Crabs from Alaska were illegally released into the Barents sea, or something.
There is a big population of them now. They taste good.
I believe there is a Wikipedia entry for it; It’s a really interesting story.
I blame the Russian government.