News Finding: Hypoxia causes economic effects on a major fishery that was once the most valuable fishery in America  
Paper Finding: Whether researchers can identify impacts from prices depends on the fisheries, the seafood markets, and data availability.
News Context: Hypoxia causes economic effects on a major fishery that was once the most valuable fishery in America  
Paper Context: Departures from stable price relationships could reveal impacts of an ecological disturbance on other fisheries. Whether researchers can identify impacts from prices depends on the fisheries, the seafood markets, and data availability. A substantial premium for soft and peeler crabs exists (the nominal 2014 Chesapeake Bay price for soft and peeler blue crabs was $3.63 per pound compared with $1.61 per pound for hard-shell crabs), but the markets are connected.