Towards a more sustainable snow crab fishery
Researchers at the University of Tromsø have tested escape openings that allow undersized snow crab to escape from fishing gear – a straightforward measure that can contribute to more efficient…
Institute advises maintaining snow crab quota level
Norway’s Institute of Marine Research has advised that the 2026 quota for snow crab should not exceed 12,336 tonnes. This is a marginal reduction on its 12,725-tonne recommendation for this…
‘Regrettable’ closure of snow crab fishery
The Norwegian Fishermen's Association has registered surprise and and regret that the authorities have opten to stop fishing on the guaranteed quotas for snow crab. This follows the announcement by…
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Raising concerns over snow crab survey
Norwegian fishing vessel operators’ federation Fiskebåt is applying pressure for the Institute of Marine Research to reassess the need for a separate snow crab expedition in 2025, amid concern that…
Norway looks to South Korea as new live crab market
There’s a growing market in South Korea for live snow crab – and although this is a market that’s supplied largely by Russian producers, the Norwegian Seafood Council sees long-term…
Snow crab gets MSC label
Norwegian snow crab is now MSC certified following an audit by Global Trust Certification to assess the fishery against MSC criteria relating to stock situation, ecosystem impact and management practices.…
The high survival rate demonstrates that snow crab are sufficiently resilient to cope with live storage. Images: Hanstholm Fiskeauktion
Live snow crab fetches promising prices at Danish auction
A first shipment of live snow crab, air-freighted from Greenland to Kastrup and trucked to Hanstholm, has fetched promising prices. ‘On arrival, we took them out of the boxes where…
Institute advises snow crab quota increase
Researchers Norway’s Institute of Marine Research have advised a hefty increase of 2500 tonnes to the snow crab quota, with quota advice of 10,300 tonnes. The quota for this year…
Norway’s Supreme Court has ruled that only Norwegian nationals and vessels have an entitlement to catch snow crab on the Norwegian continental shelf. Images: Odd-Børre Humborstad / Institute of Marine Research
Supreme court rules on Svalbard crab fishery
Norway’s supreme court has upheld a decision that denied a Latvian fishing company the right to fish for snow crab on the Svalbard continental shelf. Latvian fishing company SIA North…
Increased 2023 snow crab quota
Norway’s Ministry of Fisheries has set an 7790-tonne overall quota for snow crab on the Norwegian continental shelf in 2023. This is an increase of 1065 tonnes compared to the…
