Crab and Shellfish Conference in Norway Draws Full House as Snow Crab Booms
SEAFOODNEWS.COM by John Sackton - January 20, 2015
Norges Råfisklag held their annual crab and shellfish conference in Trondheim last week, and there was a lot of interest in the developing snow crab fishery.
According to the Norwegian Seafood Export Council, the fishery produced 200 tons in 2013, but 4,000 tons in 2014 (8.8 million lbs). In addition to the fishery in Norwegian waters, there is an unregulated snow crab fishery in the 'donut hole', outside the jurisdictions of Norway and Russia, and a strong fishery in the Russian zone as well.
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