MInister of Fisheries goes on her first crab fishing trip
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Minister of Fisheries Elisabeth Aspaker examines a crab on her first crab fishing trip Saturday. -
The navigation screen on Olsen's boat shows the location in the sea near Bugøynes. -
Captain Edgar Olsen navigates the sea in the Varangerfjord to find his crab pot to bring on board. -
The Fish Nation team watches over the side of the boat as the crab pot is brought to the surface. -
Olsen steadies a net full of red king crabs before dropping them in a holding container on board. -
Chef Christopher Haatuft studies a fresh crab catch in the net. In a few hours he will prepare a crab feast from crabs caught earlier that day. -
The red king crab can weigh up to 11kg. -
Rebekka Anderssen with Norway King Crab shows the bottom of a fresh crab to explain its anatomy to the team on board. -
Edgar Olsen and Roman Vasilyev work together to load the crab container from the boat up to the dock. -
Roman Vasilyev is a Russian researcher at Norway King Crab studying every aspect of the live export process. -
Water tanks at Norway King Crab hold crabs for study until they are strong enough to go to market. -
King crabs at the complex in Bugøynes are marked with Norway King Crab tags. -
Minister Elisabeth Aspaker is interviewed by the Fish Nation team on the shore in Bugøynes. -
The Fish Nation mobile kitchen serves hot coffee when the team disembarks the crab fishing ship. -
Minister Aspaker gives a toast at the dinner held in Bugøynes. Seated on her left is Sør-Varanger Mayor Cecilie Hansen.
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