Russians Say King Crab Population Hit Record in Barents Sea in 2017
SEAFOODNEWS.COM by Eugene Gerden January 30, 2018
The population of Kamchatka crab in the Barents Sea reached a historical record in 2017 said Rybolovstvo. This may result in an increase of the total allowable catch by the Russian government in 2018, and the abolishment of the existing ban on coastal crab production in Russia, that has long been lobbied by some leading local crab producers.
In addition to Kamchatka crab, the population of Opilio, according to scientists of Russian Rybolovstvo, has also grown. Due to this, total catch of both species in the Barents sea may reach 18,000 tons this year.
The population of the Kamchatka crab reached its prior maximum in 2004, says Konstantin Sokolov, head of the Coastal Research Laboratory of the Polar Scientific Research Institute of Marine Fisheries and Oceanography (PINRO).
He also added since 2004 its population however, has started to decline, but it has grown in the last two years.
In the meantime, the ever growing crab stocks in Russia has already led Russian crab producers ..
To Read Full Story Login Below.