First observation of seasonal variations in the meat and co-products of the snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) in the Barents Sea
The snow crab ( Chionoecetes opilio ), SC, is a newly established species in the Barents Sea. The snow crab fishery has established itself as a new and profitable industry in Norway in the last decade. The fishery started as a year-round fishery, without any information of possible seasonal variatio...
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ftunivtroemsoe:oai:munin.uit.no:10037/21559 2023-05-15T15:38:24+02:00 First observation of seasonal variations in the meat and co-products of the snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) in the Barents Sea Solstad, Runar Gjerp Descomps, Alexandre Siikavuopio, Sten Ivar Karstad, Rasmus Tørnes Vang, Birthe Whitaker, Ragnhild Dragøy 2021-03-24 https://hdl.handle.net/10037/21559 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-85101-z eng eng Nature Research Scientific Reports Solstad, Descomps, Siikavuopio, Karstad, Vang, Whitaker. First observation of seasonal variations in the meat and co-products of the snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) in the Barents Sea. Scientific Reports. 2021;11 FRIDAID 1900990 doi:10.1038/s41598-021-85101-z 2045-2322 https://hdl.handle.net/10037/21559 openAccess Copyright 2021 The Author(s) VDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400 Journal article Tidsskriftartikkel Peer reviewed publishedVersion 2021 ftunivtroemsoe https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-85101-z 2021-06-30T22:52:36Z The snow crab ( Chionoecetes opilio ), SC, is a newly established species in the Barents Sea. The snow crab fishery has established itself as a new and profitable industry in Norway in the last decade. The fishery started as a year-round fishery, without any information of possible seasonal variations in the quality of the product. In 2017 a total allowable catch was established by the Norwegian government, and the fisheries were subsequently closed during the summer months. In order to optimize fishing times, and to evaluate this growing industry in the Barents Sea, seasonal variations of the meat content of the clusters, as well as variations in content and quality of co-products were investigated, aiming to identify the seasons where the exploitation of different products from SC can be most profitable. The results show seasonal variations in meat content and in composition of co-products. The highest co-product quantities and meat content are from February to April, followed by a period from June to September with decreasing meat and co-products. Our recommendation is to capture the SC in the winter–spring period in the Barents Sea, supporting the current situation and creating most value for the fisheries. Article in Journal/Newspaper Barents Sea Chionoecetes opilio Snow crab University of Tromsø: Munin Open Research Archive Barents Sea Norway Scientific Reports 11 1 |
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The snow crab ( Chionoecetes opilio ), SC, is a newly established species in the Barents Sea. The snow crab fishery has established itself as a new and profitable industry in Norway in the last decade. The fishery started as a year-round fishery, without any information of possible seasonal variations in the quality of the product. In 2017 a total allowable catch was established by the Norwegian government, and the fisheries were subsequently closed during the summer months. In order to optimize fishing times, and to evaluate this growing industry in the Barents Sea, seasonal variations of the meat content of the clusters, as well as variations in content and quality of co-products were investigated, aiming to identify the seasons where the exploitation of different products from SC can be most profitable. The results show seasonal variations in meat content and in composition of co-products. The highest co-product quantities and meat content are from February to April, followed by a period from June to September with decreasing meat and co-products. Our recommendation is to capture the SC in the winter–spring period in the Barents Sea, supporting the current situation and creating most value for the fisheries. |
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First observation of seasonal variations in the meat and co-products of the snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) in the Barents Sea |
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First observation of seasonal variations in the meat and co-products of the snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) in the Barents Sea |
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First observation of seasonal variations in the meat and co-products of the snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) in the Barents Sea |
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First observation of seasonal variations in the meat and co-products of the snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) in the Barents Sea |
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First observation of seasonal variations in the meat and co-products of the snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) in the Barents Sea |
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first observation of seasonal variations in the meat and co-products of the snow crab (chionoecetes opilio) in the barents sea |
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