KING CRAB:
The king crab is a new arrival in Norway. It actually stems from the northern reaches of the Pacific Ocean, and it was previously known in Norway as the “Kamchatka Crab” after the peninsula on the east coast of Siberia. In the 1960s, Soviet biologists started to release these crabs into the Murmansk Fjord. The crab thrived here, and as early as in 1977 the first king crab was caught in Norwegian waters, just west of the border. Since then, the crab population has expanded westwards, and crabs are now to be found off the coast of West Finnmark and Tromso. However, the crab colonies are densest from the North Cape and eastwards.
Fishing for king crab is quota regulated along the east coast of Finnmark, towards Nordkapp. West of Nordkapp there are no quotas to prevent the crab spreading further down the coastline into important baiting areas for other species.
While in the North Cape area, the chef procured fresh king crab for a special meal in Kysten.
We learned the best king crab weigh between 2-2.5 kilos. Only the male crabs can be harvested. The crab are tagged and by scanning the QR code one can learn about the crab. Further the crab must be killed before cooking and never boiled alive.
The King Crab meal was great, well paced, excellent presentation and service, AMAZING WONDERFUL KING CRAB, great sides.
With our crab we received his tag. By scanning the QR code you can learn a good bit of information, including weight, date caught and who caught him.
I was so full I had to retire for the evening. Lynn went to the daily briefing.
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