FISHING GEAR

Research: Escape hatch could spare undersized Arctic snow crabs

Researchers working in Norway’s Barents Sea say a simple modification to snow crab pots could sharply reduce the number of undersized animals accidentally caught in the Arctic fishery.

Snow crab

Researchers working in Norway’s Barents Sea say a simple modification to snow crab pots could sharply reduce the number of undersized animals accidentally caught in the Arctic fishery.

Tags: Barents Sea brown crab Heriot-Watt University Snow Crab UiT, The Arctic University of Norway

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