Invasive Arctic crab species in Norway are expanding to new shores
Populations of king and snow crabs, neither of which is native to the Barents Sea, have exploded there in recent years, and begun to spread north and south.
November 14, 2019
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King crabs, which aren’t native to the region, have conquered the Barents Sea and will continue to expand north- and southwards. The crabs might ultimately make it south to the UK and north to Svalbard, according to researchers.
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