December 10, 2025 –A team of researchers working in the Barents Sea found a simple “escape hatch” modification to snow crab pots could have big benefits for the fishery’s sustainability and efficiency.
The research, lead by Heriot-Watt University and UiT The Arctic University of Norway found adding circular “escape gaps” to traditional crab pots used in the snow crab fishery allowed smaller crabs to escape the gear before it was retrieved by fishing vessels.