Researchers in Norway believe that king crab farming has significant commercial potential, following a year of trials.
During the past 12 months researchers at Nofima say they have now developed “the right food, the right environment and the right conditions” for ongrowing wild-caught king crabs – a non-native invasive species in Norway.
“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,” said Sten Siikavuopio, a long-time crab researcher at Nofima, in a press release…