Norway: Potential for new crab industry in Finnmark
Frozen Crab
Seafood
Norway
Published May 5, 2023
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Potential for new crab industry in Finnmark. The red king crab is migrating west and south, eating everything on its way across the seabed
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Potential for new crab industry in Finnmark The goal is to turn a problem into not just an asset, but a luxury product. Barely a year and a critical molt later, Nofima’s crab researchers in Norway are keen on feeding small red king crabs until they reach commercial size. The key words for success are the right food, the right environment and the right conditions – and currently, all pieces seem to be falling into place. “The crab has turned out to be a good candidate for rearing, and has now become a farm animal, which we have gradually learned how to manage. We know much more about what it takes for crabs to thrive in captivity: to eat, grow and be nice to each other. And we are now in the process of determining the right feed as well,” says Sten Siikavuopio, a long-time crab researcher at Nofima. “If we succeed, we will potentially have laid the foundation for a completely new industry in western Finnmark,” says Grete Lorentzen, who is also an experienced crab researcher and ...
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