This is the first time red king crab is found this far south in Norway.
Trond Sangolt has caught red king crab off Finnmark and easily separates it from Norway king crab, a native species along the coast of western Norway.
Sicentist Jan H. Sundet at the IMR has reason to belive the red king crab has been transported from the northern Norway and then planted in local waters.
If you suspect that you have caught a red king crab, please contact the Institute of Marine Research or the Directorate of Fisheries.
