Red King Crab | 水產百科網

2020年4月16日—Topic:RedKingCrab...Theredkingcrabrarelyexceeds8kg/23cm(carapacelengthinNorwegianwaters)....Theredkingcrabisoneoffive ...

The red king crab is one of five species in the same family. Three of the species live in the northern part of the Pacific and the Bering Sea. The other two live off the coast of California. The red king crab is the only one found in the Barents Sea.

Published: 16.04.2020 Updated: 02.06.2022

Russian scientists introduced the red king crabs to the Barents Sea during the 1960s to create a new fishing resource for the local fishermen. Since then the crab has spread east- and westward in the southern Barents Sea, and has become an important fish resource both in Russia and in Norway. The fishery is quota regulated in the Russian Economic Zone and annual landings are approximately between 9000–10 000 tonnes. In Norway king crab fishery east of 26oE are quota regulated with an annual quota of 1000–2000 tonnes. West of 26oE there is a free fishery on all sizes of the crab...