Invasive Royal Crab: How This Species is Taking Over Northern Seas | SLICE EARTH | FULL DOCUMENTARY

[@elinys2843]

Sounds like an opportunity for our troubled fishing fleets. They’ve proven they can fish anything to the edge of extinction before.

[@elvisream3322]

That was my first thought

[@ILuvRum]

Between the shortage of King Crab off Alaska and the Russian war in Ukraine resulting in sanctions on their crab market, the Norwegian Crab fishery is booming, and fishermen are getting wealthy at least until they deplete them.

[@sgdeluxedoc]

They'll NEVER deplete them.. that's the entire problem. By using quotas and putting females back in the water, they'll eventually have nothing left in the water EXCEPT for the king crabs. And it is *that* which will kill the entire Norwegian fisheries. Because once the food for the crabs is gone, the crabs will disappear, and then the fjords will be barren, with no life at all. If they catch as many as they can now, with no limits,, there will still be other life in the water and still some crabs too.. The reason over fishing in the north pacific occurred is because, being it's native environment, they're as prone to overfishing as anything else there, because the other species have learned tio defend themselves from the alaskan crabs, and others have found ways to successfully hunt them. Seals, for instance, search out their molting spots so eat soft king crabs, while animals in the Norway waters don't know that trick..

[@scottamu7816]

⁠​⁠​⁠Absolutely this ‘documentary’ makes it sound like fishing to extinction would be good for the rest of the marine environment…? But I’m not clear on all of the different issues surrounding this invasive species.

[@eriknelson45]

Casino Buffets can doctor them up and folks will line up for a half mile, bye bye invasive critters

[@jimstark1810]

Looks like all we need is butter and lemon.

[@krispycool1]

and some chilli lol

[@dickdastardly5534]

They are pretty tasty to eat so fishing them could control them adequately I would have thought as they are scarce in their native Barents Sea or at least the deadliest catch tells us.

[@davidrobertson5700]

Salt and pepper crab 🤗

[@williamelliott]

Also garlic

[@bastiennietveld7128]

Are you all insane ? The urgence of the problem asks for immedeate intervention : A sauce of old Cognac ; peppers d'Espelette and à sweet/sour chutney of green mirabelle ! Thàt will learn them a lesson WE will never forget !!!! 😋

[@Glenn-m1t]

In the Navy we visited Vancouver and this fishing boat pulled up alongside our ship and gave us hundreds of these huge crabs!!! It was a fantastic meal!!!

[@TaigiTWeseDiplomat--Formosan]

０．０

[@2manycatsforadime]

how long ago was this?

[@mariekatherine5238]

Go Navy!

[@lewismanzon5074]

EPHESIANS 5:20 always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

[@ryanehlis426]

King crab is very good with butter sauce and Lemmon 😋

[@jamesspears7242]

Cocktail sauce, Worcestershire sauce, horseradish, lemon, and butter. That combination will solve most any seafood overpopulation problem you might ever encounter. Oh! I almost forgot!! Saltines!! Lots of Saltines with the above listed ingredients. Ice cold Miller Lite would probably be a good idea too...

[@j-sant-animations8105]

Lion fish and these guys are the top two that come to mind. Instead of spending money on restoration efforts, pay off a few fishers handsomely. It’ll start a chain reaction of fishers->shops->customers. Maybe even GET paid for the catch like the pigs in Texas and Canada

[@chadsimmons6347]

We have some local Shrimp-farms,,those things are chicken-leg size,,imagine a farm fed King Crab (gigantic)!

[@Edaloy27]

Do you mix all those for a dipping sauce?

[@gcm747]

“These invasive King crabs really are a problem.” Said nobody on The Deadliest Catch.

[@johnonthedoe4877]

And those guys had a quota system back then, it's probably catch as much as you can now .😂

[@nicknevco215]

EPA we have a new endangered species

[@tem1939]

@@johnonthedoe4877 And, hopefully, the prices will go down. I miss eating king crab since the price shot up to $40.00/lb and kept going up. I've seen $85.00/lb.

[@jimmyfumbanks6081]

You have no idea . The Deadleast catch / Alaskan wildlife and fisheries collided with the Discovery Channel and now the crab are way overfishing without a season open , in the name of TV . These crabs have No market value , No Meat all cartledge

[@jimmyfumbanks6081]

The Stupidity of a Human being never ceases to amaze me .

[@Errr717]

Invasive? Sounds like a new gold mine for crab fishermen.

[@madcrabber1113]

Even more for distributors.

[@la7dfa]

The crabs eat so varied food it leaves the seabed like a desert. It is not very likely they will move far south. The crabs need cool water, and with the global warming it is more likely they will move further north, unless the Gulf stream is severly reduced. The crabs found south of 68-69N in Norway is probably specimen brought there by boat (as a joke or failed attempt to spread crab population?).

[@kenp5186]

​​@@la7dfaFailed attempt?? Seems like a quite successful attempt. Difficult to fault anyone for planting a cash crop.

[@C_R_O_M________]

@@la7dfa Global warming has nothing to do with anything you said.

[@gigiis526]

@@la7dfa Global warming is a lie. Wake up.

[@wheelchair_charlie]

This is one problem we can EAT our way out of!!

[@bryanbrewer4272]

i will bring the butter!!!

[@Charlene1970]

@@bryanbrewer4272 amen...lol

[@robertharris7027]

@@bryanbrewer4272 Let me bring some baguette. And black pepper. No lemon, that's for old fish only.

[@roberthargett4830]

😂😂😂

[@michaeldelsoldato2905]

​@@robertharris7027 must have butter 🧈

[@toi_techno]

The yummiest of all invasive species 🦀 Soft shell king crab sounds especially good

[@sebbonxxsebbon6824]

This video made me hungry.

[@chonapineda6465]

Yap,among all crabs ,d ALASKAN KING CRAB IS D BEST!!!!

[@eudaenomic]

2 tsp Worcestershire sauce 1 tsp dry mustard 2 tsp horseradish mustard 2 tbsp chopped green onion 2 tbsp chopped green pepper 2 tsp pimiento Dash cayenne pepper Make sauce and mix with 1 lb crab meat Place in casserole dish Cover with buttered bread crumbs Brown in oven at 350°f.

[@gerrycrisostomo6571]

Yum Yum delicious!!

[@jase4270]

Yuck they are the maggots of the ocean.

[@LagrangePoint901]

Oh no, I'm a purist, .....melted butter and lemon. That's it.

[@Alachua03]

Exactly what I was thinking! This sounds like "Green New deal" propaganda! Fish the darn thing into extinction and enrich your table with delicious crab cakes!

[@morenothing4u]

Eatng crab cakes while watching

[@kentscoffey]

Damn, King Crab legs are frightfully expensive even here in California. Why ??? Drop the price and we'll eat as many as you can send.

[@JunoBrannick]

If they truly were invasive they would send them to you for free

[@garyh8512]

Same here in Vancouver BC. I can buy two King Crab legs and it will cost me an obscene 45 dollars, about 35 USD.

[@ajg2040]

Corporate greed rules!

[@axl1002]

But that means profits, are you crazy?

[@brando8086]

I remember getting king crabs legs for 10 dollars per lb cdn in like 2008, at the pub.

[@boomhaur626]

Eat more Crab was all I heard, some compound butter, maybe a touch of your favorite citrus if you're into that. Ceviche is real friggin good too

[@jeremyweems4916]

At $50 per lb, I'll pass 😂

[@blessedbeauty2293]

- I'm all for it !!!!

[@blessedbeauty2293]

​@@jeremyweems4916 - Where is it $50? Please lmk bc it's wayy more where I live lolll

[@jeremyweems4916]

@blessedbeauty2293 Depends on where you are. You can find them online for 50-60 per lb. You usually have to buy 5-10 lbs for that price though.

[@jmeyer3rn]

@@jeremyweems4916if anything I'm learned in Econ 200 I should be eating more king crab

[@mushethecowboycook9353]

Boil crab, steamed crab, sautéed crab, grilled crab, baked crab, and smoked crab. I just like crab.

[@elessartelcontar9415]

Thanks Bubba!

[@JohnLloyd-yi3fg]

Yeah it’s all good

[@bushtucker88]

Marine Biologists: worried about invasive species. Fishermen: here comes the money!

[@tractorp2255]

This basically sums up the entire video right here.

[@jennifermcmillan9518]

What’s the other solution?

[@jelsig6783]

Yes. Invasive species never have any negative effects on the environment.

[@jennifermcmillan9518]

@@jelsig6783 that’s not what I was asking. How else are you going to get rid of them unless you fish them out? I understand a village of 200 people wanting to keep the reproduction up, but even then the King will eventually strip the resources clean and move on until they recover again. At some point, the hard decisions will have to be made between economy and resources, small villages included. Evolution, in general, doesn’t work that fast (although there are some exceptions like the elephants that have stopped growing tusks).

[@tonidimitrova6078]

Oh, no problem, we can overfish it to extinction in just a few years

[@ChadWilson]

An edible, tasty, invasive species of crab? Sounds like a win for feeding people.

[@davidbailey453]

But they have to drop those bug cages onto the delicate ecosystems

[@davidbailey453]

Big even

[@ChadWilson]

@@davidbailey453, the location and depth of the cages, there is nothing on the seafloor except edible crab. Now, if we were talking tropical water and coral, I would totally agree with you.

[@Full_Name]

“Take it to a lab to study its eating habits”…. Who cares!! take it to a kitchen and make it a part of your eating habit!

[@AMASonlinemedia]

So why are they $40 a lb.

[@blessedbeauty2293]

- *How can you call that invasive?!* I call it breakfast, lunch && dinner. 🦀 🤤🤤🤤

[@MaximGhost]

"Git in my BELLY!"

[@rkins100]

That's great if you don't want to eat mussels or other crustaceans that these crabs are decimating. Deadliest catch is all about money.

[@dersegavas6794]

There’s a definition for “invasive species” and it isn’t subjective like you may like to believe.

[@thesoundsmith]

It changes the ecosystem for the negative. So we need to take advantage of the confluence and fish them to extinction. One species for the GOOD guys. (And the guys with melted butter...)

[@gaylegordon2038]

...and that's just one crab!

[@Koyoshinkai]

This problem can easily be solved, just contact the Chinese fishing vessels & give them permission to catch the Crabs, they will all disappear in no time.

[@scrapyang8977]

I agree with ur idea!!

[@sforza209]

The Chinese will decimate everything else around there too. They will take off with all the sand and water if they could.

[@tarzankingofthejungle1040]

YES!! but, send some our way too

[@Nickelbippy]

Ya got that right.

[@Jarrod-t2s]

I think the problem is the government does nothing an expects the problem to go away as usual they will wait until problem is out of control then they will spend billions to fix the problem but it will be to late

[@edbykowski3127]

If this is true, then why has king crab tripled in price at the supermarket????

[@lewbarrett]

Nonsense. King crab has always sold at a huge premium but the rise in US prices reflects their increased scarcity in our territorial waters as well as the increase in difficulty and cost necessitated by diminished stocks in Alaskan waters. They may be abundant in Western Europe but that’s different than their situation in the USA. So easy to criticise when you don’t need to rely on facts. Crab prices are not related to who is president.

[@MrGsxr10001]

@@lewbarrett Trade them for bull shit, we have way to much of that here in the USA..........

[@brianmoore1164]

​@lewbarrett Uh, there are these things called boats. Show me where the European price for King Crab has plummeted. No proof=you are wrong. Clock is ticking.

[@HandyMan657]

@@mikusoxlongius Oh shut up with the cultist BS. For the love of, grow up already. Damn.

[@HandyMan657]

@@lewbarrett Thank you.

[@dex9175]

This is like filet mignon suddenly appearing in your refrigerator. Oh no! What shall I do?

[@Paradigm1976]

Perfect analogy.

[@davidferrara1105]

@@Paradigm1976 No it's not. Cows are not invading our seas.

[@oldcodger4371]

@@davidferrara1105 Is like means similar to _____. Are you a ding bat or are you just pretending to be one?

[@wxxw-pc7qq]

lol

[@DowntownsUptown]

No. He is neither a fool nor is he feigning said status. Much ss I love red meat, the farms are so grossly over abundant as to be damaging miles of surrounding acreage. Acreage covered by either type of farming, with counties surrounding, in need of that same water. How is it that something so simple is so hard to grasp?

[@stuartkan5698]

The best way to control them is to put them in the dining table. All countries that faced the problem should put up legislations to award fishermen to their catch, until their population is under control. Talking, or studies alone will not solved the problem. By the way, they taste good. I have tasted them!

[@Useaname]

Agreed. Studies are a waste. They already know the extent of the problem.

[@JB-yb4wn]

@@Useaname I think studies should be conducted as to the best way to eat these succulent pests.

[@la7dfa]

It free catch of any size to the west of Nordkapp. I.E at 70N, 10E. To the east there is limit on season and only large specimen are allowed to catch and keep. So there is accepted that the fisheries of these crabs are valuable and tasty, but with no desire to have them spread and devastate the natural habitats along the atlantic coast.

[@javasrevenge7121]

You can not get it under control.

[@horsenuts1831]

You can’t control them by eating them. The problem is (as it is with many crustaceans) that they are canabalistic. The large ones eat the small ones. If you take the large ones out of circulation, you get a population explosion.

[@Franklin-p9c]

Nature's gift to mankind is what I see.

[@martinzak3824]

If king crab is a problem, why do they have quotas and minimum catch sizes in Norway?

[@mrc6301]

governments must get their tax.

[@ConKhiMyDen]

right?!?!

[@nopadelik9286]

because humans and greed. One man's misery is another man's fortune. Just because there's critical problems doesn't mean automatically people want to solve them. Even if ALL are aware of the critical problem. If there's money in it, someone will do it.

[@HeartLandNews]

because humans are idiots and they need justify salaries for scientists

[@James-z2v]

@@martinzak3824 over fishing

[@VoicesEnEspanol]

A similar situation is happening off the coast of Italy. Chesapeake blue crabs have invaded the Mediterranean and are eating a lot of classic seafood like scallops and clams normally used in Italian cuisine. Some Italian chefs are adapting since the blue crabs are delicious and increasingly more available in their fish markets.

[@andrewtaylor940]

There is a similar thing happening in the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean. Some idiot Florida fish hobbyist released 6 or 7 Lionfish. Native to the Philippines. There are now millions of the things taking over. But they are edible. If difficult to fish commercially.

[@johnstickles6789]

How did they get the Chesapeake Blue Crab. I live in Md and are crab population is falling.

[@inharmonywithearth9982]

That's certainly never been the case of the blue crab in the Americas. We have plenty of clams and scallops.The blue crab is only a clean up animal that eats dead things. It'd never be able to eat a clam because of its shell. There is some other reason your clams and scallops are declining. They always blame anything new to the area but it's never been the case. Please read The New Wild written by famed naturalist Fred Pearce. I promise you will learn in every single paragraph and won't regret it.

[@deandeann1541]

@@inharmonywithearth9982 - Crabs will eat spat and planktonic creatures. Adult shellfish will be perfectly safe but the babies may not be. In the Gulf of Maine invasive green and Russian crabs are preventing the intertidal resettlement of green sea urchins.and blue mussels. Biology is complex.

[@lynn6799]

Campi flegrei lies partially under the water. It's been very active lately. The gases from it are probably part of the problem.

[@alvinhang8721]

It's a gold mine. Please catch them and sell them to other countries. The Las Vegas casinos have an insatiable appetite for crabs. Apparently, the crab population in Alaska is crashing to new low for the last few years.

[@ryanlawrence9010]

True, Vegas mainly does Snowcrab from Canada. Vegas also runs AC 24/7 with Casino doors open. Need over 10 billion biomass for breeding sustainability etc. jac Cousteau called Bering Sea a wasteland due ghost lost pots fishing. Now regulations protect breeding ground s, require 30 day cotton twine on 7 x 7 pots etc, CPU: catch per unit, a crab pot, quotas, NOAA does surveys ea year, runts, female, male. Can only kill males above certain size. Coast Guard, Fish game board you with guns protect species. Try 1st documentary "The A Boats," Port Angeles WA, USA 70s about Alaska Crabbing. Then watch Deadliest Catch from beginning. Education is free on Google and KZbin or libraries. Even if we blow up World, King Crab will be fine🦀👌

[@brainkill7034]

Precisely, crab populations have dropped to such a level that they are not even allowed to be harvested.

[@Nowseemypoint]

It's better to give them enough time to grow

[@Boutneus12]

Ignorant greednlike this is exactly why they here destroying the ecosystem

[@ZSAZSS09]

​@@Nowseemypointin the meantime they destroy the entire eco system. Result is an underwater desert. So no, it's not better giving them time to grow up.

[@netpasya]

Truly remarkable the abilities that mother nature has bestowed on its different children.

[@marilynbridges8697]

God created "mother nature".

[@Suemack24]

The Russians sent them into the bay at Kirkenes for something to eat, but now the crabs are ruining the habitat and biodiversity. Kirkenes is in Norway where the land borders Finland and Russia. They are regularly harvested and are the sweetest, tastiest crab I’ve ever eaten. (Snow hotel )Sounds like more need to be caught and eaten. I’ll take as many fresh delivered to Brisbane Australia as you can send please?

[@spacehonky6315]

Are there similar giant crab colonies in the Southern Hemisphere? I'm asking you because you're Australian and might actually know. If conditions are similar, I'm surprised some enterprising idiot hasn't started an imported Kingcrab business near Antarctica. Thankyou for your response if you decide to educate me on waters nearer to your neck of the woods.🤔

[@scottyfox6376]

Send one or two to East Brisbane pls. Those crab legs look huge & yummy.😁🦀

[@Suemack24]

@@scottyfox6376 they are the sweetest yummiest crabs I’ve ever eaten. Norway needs to get its act together and export them live and chilled fresh daily to the world.

[@davidfalcone4736]

Maybe some people are buying this b*******that they are an invasive species if you want to know the truth they walked there the Arctic is an ocean that enables species to migrate wherever they will with the Eastern Pacific is warming an Alaskan fisheries failing the resources moving to Russia you could watch it on deadliest catch as they kept moving to the chasing the crabs to the Russian border

[@tractorp2255]

@@Suemack24 yall definitely have some of the best lobsters in the world

[@brianjay9811]

"Their leg span can reach up to 180cm" YUM! "And they can weigh up to 10kg!" YUMM "The King Crab is one of the largest shell fish in the underwater world." THANK GOD!

[@michelleboyle6497]

They denude the sea bottom and other species are starving - yuck

[@DonAbrams-hq7ln]

Pork and crabs God's gift to us, thank you

[@roberttrout3588]

And so tasty with little garlic butter

[@damocles8417]

@@michelleboyle6497That’s why we should eat them.

[@september29ification]

I have butter waiting.

[@TriCao1996]

pot, pan, wood, stove, fire, butter, garlic, black pepper, salt, beer and wine, let the battle begins

[@tazanddo]

Thank you Slice Earth for your video. It makes me hungry.

[@SLICE_Earth]

Thank you for watching! We're glad it whetted your appetite. 😉

[@dizzious]

So Norway, we uhm... kind of accidentally killed like basically our entire king crab population in Alaska. Y'all mind if we volunteer to remove some of these crabs from your waters?

[@ironhell813]

Unless you’ve got a ship like the Kobe haven, it wouldn’t be commercially viable… it’s too far away.

[@deekang6244]

@@ironhell813umm, move enough to kick start the population. Right?

[@81carrerasc]

As soon as I came across this video I thought how easy is it to fix the problem ......... hhmmmmm ...... calling all Alaskan crab boats, come in please, calling all Alaskan crab boats .....

[@kimberiysmarketstrategy]

@@81carrerasc no..the boats are too small & need ice breakers on them too.

[@reneesimerale]

Accidentally? Righhhhtttt, you mean over 🦀 like all greedy fishing/crab boats do, it was probably corrupt (as usual🙄) not regulated. I'm so sick of hearing we over fished the population of this species, & this species,& this one ,& this one & now we have to move on to this one...I wish I had the stones & Thanos medal glove, his idea is actually not bad...😂😂😂😂

[@vdub5030]

Not a problem. Well, maybe one problem -- I need a bigger kettle. I live in the PNW. I think we pay $50/lb for them at Costco -- I think that's the price. They are so bloody expensive that I just pass right over the Kings and get Dungeness. Please export all you can to us and we'll gladly eat them. Hopefully, your supply will push the prices down to something the rest of us can afford.

[@Humordoomer]

I love in the PNW and Costco has he best price on them - which still expensive but a nice treat.

[@MaximGhost]

We tried the Costco ones once. They were delicious ... but not $50/lb delicious. We're back to our go-to ... Dungeness at a fifth of the cost.

[@Worklikeyoushouldbe]

Exactly! ❤

[@elizabethwitt2621]

Same here.

[@YvetteArby]

I actually like the taste of the Dungeness crab better than the king crab, but both are delicious. The King Crab is less work though, since they are bigger!

[@baldieman64]

A few years back, there was a panic when a UK fisherman caught bunch of "King crabs" quite far down in the North Sea. There were all the usual scaremongering newspaper articles, and he made bank selling them to eager customers. They turned out to be European Stone Crabs (Lithodes maja), which look almost identical, but are native - if uncommon.

[@1Pierocks]

@@baldieman64 lithodes Maja are a species of king krab dumbass. In fact, it's the species this post is talking about.

[@inharmonywithearth9982]

That often happens. After poisoning the water and killing everything they find out it was misidentified but the chemical mafia made plenty of money 💰

[@grantgoldberg1663]

Americans would never see this as a problem. This is a gift! Many nights of seafood.

[@squidikka]

One documentary: King Crab and how it is being overfished. This documentary: King Crab and how it's taking over the Northern Seas. Me:

[@brianmoore1164]

Don't go applying intelligence to their scare tactics. More people will figure it out and quit giving your tax money out in grants to the people trying to scare us.

[@thestarprophecy3738]

Sounds schizophrenic.

[@daniellamcgee4251]

In one region King Crabs maybe over-fished. In other regions they are dominating and destroying the ecosystems. Both can be true, simultaneously.

[@brianmoore1164]

@@daniellamcgee4251 Yes, and the solution is beyond obvious and doesn't need the video's scare tactics.

[@daniellamcgee4251]

​​​@@thestarprophecy3738FYI, unrelated to King Crabs, but you are using the old fashioned popularised and misunderstood use of the word schitzophrenia. Two coontradictory opinions co-exiting is actually not related to schitzophrenia. It is not a diagnosistic feature for the voices people with schitzophrenia hear to be contradictory. The voices are often abusive towards themselves, for hours, days, weeks or months on end, even through sleep. Surviving the mental torment that is schitzophrenia is an act of extraordinary resilience. I don't have schitzophrenia, but I have been close to people who do. I think the misunderstanding was due to confusing schitzophrenia with schitzoid personality disorder. The more people having some understanding, and compassion towards people with schitzophrenia, the more society can help improve their quality of life and survival. The same applies to people living the hell of Borderline Personality Disorder, which has the second highest death rate of all mental illnesses, but unlike schitzophrenia, can be cured completely, as I am a living testiment to. 😊

[@bhanson4917]

If you're going to have an invasive species at least have a delicious one.

[@jasonlittle8146]

Sounds like the Bering sea crab fleet needs to move to the Barents sea! I'm hungry for crab legs!

[@javasrevenge7121]

I was thinking the same 🤣🤣😂😂

[@vickikenton5439]

Sig has already moved his business there with his daughter and son in law, and Jake.

[@betmebuckwheat51]

That's exactly the problem EXACTLY !!!!!

[@vickikenton5439]

@@betmebuckwheat51 how so? I’m low info here in California and would love to hear your perspective. Thank you!

[@alex46215]

1:14 should we be worried, or should we stock up on truckloads of butter and lemon

[@Alisha1686]

Lol

[@me_josh]

These people are drunk this stuff is litterally $99 a lb. At Sam's club.. That's like saying we have a gold problem.... Can someone please help us

[@miamivicefanatic9736]

I was salivating the entire time I was watching this documentary. 💦🦀

[@marsallefrancisco4851]

lol

[@HillbillyChic323]

Me too!

[@tractorp2255]

i think if everybody will watch this all the way through, they address the situation everybody is discussing in the chat here. There are basically 2 camps in the situation, the marine biologist that wants them completely eradicated and the fishermen who want them preserved. It kinda starts off one sided but clarifies toward the end of the video. Its actually a very unique situation. Good video.

[@muskepticsometimes9133]

realistically are they not here to stay? does not matter what we want - crabs rule

[@edmartin875]

@@muskepticsometimes9133 I agree. If all the affected countries put an all-year open season, no limit bounty on the invasive King Crab, they may reduce the numbers but will forevermore have King Crab in their waters until the Earth makes the final decision to remove them.

[@kimberiysmarketstrategy]

TY

[@riskinhos]

no problem. fisherman want to fish them and will fish them to extinction if they are allowed to. do not underestimate human greed. it made extinct several species. do you really think there would be fish in the ocean if there was no control or quotas?

[@honeybadger5933]

I'm sure there are very fine people on both sides.

[@dawnlightening]

This is a magnificent documentary! Detailed, comprehensive, highly educational and most interesting. My gratitude towards and compliments to the film-makers. Thank you. It was an excellent use of my time watching your film.

[@antonioalexander2792]

King Crab is $40 a pound everywhere in the states and this country talking about it being a invasive species. I just paid $35 for a pound in Iowa and they was on sale.

[@solarfry]

Let's eat it. I got scissors, crab splitters and tiny forks. Let me at em... Yummm Yum.. No lemon but lots of Danish melted butter.

[@baddog133]

I got the lemon!

[@williamelliott]

Garlic

[@bford5899]

Put the lemon and the garlic in the butter and dunk!😋

[@zschow9259]

for cracking a big az knife works best chop the legs long ways then stuff urself till ur sick

[@fiegenfiegen]

Mankind always finds solutions: king crabs can be easily attracted into traps and be sold commercially. Fish them enough, and soon the problem is over.

[@howardsimpson489]

Like lobster. Here in NZ we have an invasion of sea urchins, bring in the crabs to deal with them.

[@Arriyad1]

Over the past years, the price of “pest” seafood (crabs and sea urchins) did not come down for the consumers.

[@scottosenbrock9622]

@@Arriyad1- of course the price stays high- it’ll just hit more markets at the same price. People will buy it

[@javasrevenge7121]

Mankind causes issues, just as in this case.

[@Xken23X]

Calling invasive king crab a problem is like saying you don’t like money… 😂

[@UncleNiikii]

Or food.

[@Mike1941-r8y]

Cry Havoc! The scientists have a new “problem” to exploit.

[@khianidude]

0:49 Talks about king crabs, shows clip of spider crab.

[@SubjectiveFunny]

I would eat my bodyweight in crab every month. This is not a problem, this is a blessing!

[@dubtrotter]

Right

[@teeminator30]

Our favorite politicians want us to eat soy protein and meatless burgers though

[@janeEriley]

Let's get crabbing then, before they destroy the ocean bottoms!

[@janeEriley]

​@teeminator30 That too.. and not so much beef and pork.

[@Elizabeth-vc7ex]

Me too!

[@riffism]

Fish ‘em, pack ‘em on ice, and send them to the U.S. We have plenty of butter and lemons.

[@riskinhos]

you steal all the oil and now you want crabs too? ffs enough imperialism already

[@riffism]

@@riskinhos we’re actually a net exporter of oil. And we like crab.

[@riskinhos]

@@riffism keep it. we don't need it

[@riffism]

@@riskinhosyou must be sewing your own clothing and skinning animals for the leather in your shoes…and using no plastic. Very noble….or very uneducated.

[@riskinhos]

@@riffism yes I do. thanks

[@Faustobellissimo]

Then, why are king crabs so rare and expensive on the markets?

[@MrJvchef]

Because they are still considered a “luxury” food. And ppl are willing to pay. They are also very expensive to fish for. Not to mention the laws in place to where and when you can fish, et………..

[@nilsg.nelson-molin1170]

Well, I think, they are just getting started! I mean, they were only in NORTHERN Norway, and have spread to Bergen in what, forty or so years? That is lightening fast. And destroying ecosystems all the way! Wow, I hope it can be fished out to smaller populations.

[@brentfrank7012]

@@MrJvchefthey are not hard to catch if they are in close to shore now. Should be a piece of cake.

[@gideonrettich7754]

Bingo. We could trap this thing into extinction if we wanted to

[@m8tyone]

Why all the CONCERNS? Shouldn’t they be happy for the fishing industry? It is a windfall, money to be made.

[@eljeffe6346]

King Crab here in the PNW of America sells for 19.99 a pound, on sale. It is delicious and seasonal so it isn't over fished.

[@sforza209]

That’s where I live too.

[@Robert-nl8pj]

$19.99??? Where in the PNW? Costco had it for $39.99 a pound!

[@RobertBowitzJr]

open season and stop the price manipulation using regulations

[@trebledog]

OMG, my favorite food, cooked any which way. When I lived in Seattle, I would go down to the Public Market and eat king crab salad for lunch. At the time You could also buy one for about $10, take it home, steam it, butter up a hunk of sourdough bread, pour a glass of cool wine and have the best simple meal one could have. Today at my local supermarket, far from Seattle, two large king crab legs, a knuckle and a claw would cost around $85.

[@zbigniewkosior2517]

That's typical!😢

[@TheWillvoss]

@@trebledog 10 dollars? Are you 90 years old?

[@trebledog]

@@TheWillvoss 74

[@TheWillvoss]

@@trebledog man, the good ole days when a mailman could own a 4bdroom house. You lived through the glory days!

[@trebledog]

@@TheWillvoss lucky you. I had a friend who bought 5 acres on vashon island when it was less than 10K. I hope he's alive today to cash in. As for me, I never bought into the 9 to 5. Free air to breathe, deep water for my anchor, and strings for my guitat was all I needed back then. Still do, except the fingers are now arthritic, the anchor lost to a typhoon, but the air's still free and clean. So how's a 4-bedroom life after all these years. I hope you had kids for a house like that big. You're blessed.

[@quivalla]

This show is a bit ridiculous. Its like a farmer complaining that his fields are too hard to plow because gold is everywhere ruining his machinery.

[@karynkay328]

No. It explains that the invaders are destroying the habitat that they have found themselves in beyond regeneration. This destroys other species including fish like cod!

[@IcelanderUSer]

That’s rich considering you didn’t watch the show you find ridiculous. I find that truly ridiculous. Imbecilic really.

[@neptuno7351]

The point here is to blame russians of everything

[@BlackHearthguard]

@@neptuno7351 No, but they should be called out for what they do do...

[@collybeans586]

@@neptuno7351 Exactly

[@ericdavis2183]

If a dollar can be made off something. There is a group of people that will absolutely without doubt come in and take over it.

[@murraymclean9072]

It's refreshing to hear that our oceans can support life on an exceptional basis.. rather than hearing It's a polluted ces pool.

[@syncmonism]

That doesn't mean that we need to continue to introduce new regulations to manage pollution and to manage fishing industries so as to avoid causing any population collapse. The Lobster fisheries on the East Coast of North America are regulated, and that's been an important component of allowing the populations to recover, which has allowed the fisheries to rely on a stable yearly catch which isn't in danger of crashing again. It's better not to wait until an industry crashes before doing something about it.

[@NeilMalthus]

Last century, there was an oceanographer by the name of Jacques Cousteau. I'm fairly sure this guy never documented 'coral bleaching cycles' - as it probably didn't even happen (at least not on a large scale). Now it does. When the recovery part of the cycle stops, the coral will die. Coral being a significant life form at the base of the food web. If the coral dies, what chance do the oceans have? Furthermore, the stress our poisoned seas are imposing on coral is probably mirrored in most marine life, including other invertebrates such as the King crab. This current bonanza may be fleeting in the extreme.

[@williamwaleys865]

It's not a problem It's a huge income resource. Just catch it and export it. The Alaskan red king crab is 70 dollars per kilogram in the Philippines. A whole crab sells for US 300 dollars.

[@lecterfan3411]

My Norwegian friends tell me that is is more to this story, they say that the Norwegians are "forbidden" by the Russians to fish a lot and by so lower the prices a bit, the crabs are so many that the illegal crab market in north of Norway you pay about 4-5 dollars per kilo for king crab, police have been hunting these people like they where Al Capone, missed taxmoney and a treaty with the Russians is more important than people eating cheap and tasty food.

[@andysinn8655]

Just like diamonds regulate how many come to market to keep the value up.

[@jts49]

But why would Norwegian allow Russian to have a say on how much they could fish?

[@marjoriejohnson6535]

​@@jts49antiquated treaty.

[@thetrainwreck1469]

If you see anyone selling illegal crab, no you didn’t. 🦀

[@JimArchambault]

I'll even pay the tax for him/her..

[@bridaw8557]

Problem is its hard to catch these huge crab without hurting other species. Hope they find a way to get them to market

[@ev500sam]

So why aren't they less expensive?

[@Moe_Lester_fromUptwn]

Price gouging, labor, etc

[@kewlztertc5386]

Realistically, it's capture and logistics. How do you transport live crabs from Europe to the rest of the world? Processed crab requires refrigeration, and Air transport. That's very expensive in addition to fisherman, and processing costs.

[@kwacou4279]

@@kewlztertc5386 The same way they ship, herring and salted codfish. Can them.

[@kewlztertc5386]

@kwacou4279 that would still drive up the prices to almost what they are. Aluminum is expensive. Shipping charges by weight, cans weigh a lot. Fisheries a greedy. You see in this video a man introduces an invasive species for the potential profits. Do you really think your ideas are original? They've crunched the numbers in every possible way, it's just not practical. Also canned crab isn't popular.

[@xisigma]

@@kewlztertc5386 Maybe frozen. You're right, it's too far for america, but europe must be doable?

[@USNVA11]

If you don’t want them please ship them to my house ! Thank you !

[@vincentwu2848]

Shouldn't we be celebrating that that there are a lot more "giant" crabs to fill dinner plates?

[@ryanlawrence9010]

In Norway. Rarely fish Brown, Blue, Red Kings anymore Alaska.

[@davidhahmsr.3937]

And bring down the price.

[@juliemanarin4127]

Yes! Feed the world!

[@clivestainlesssteelwomble7665]

​@@juliemanarin4127 The problem is they eat everything else ... that can cause ecosystem collapse . Then you're in trouble .. eventually like humans a disease will arrive that wipes out the king crabs . Then you have nothing left and nothing to replace them in a humans life span ... You've lost your genetic diversity and balance. If you want to understand the damage introductions cause look at the Australian experience .. starting with The prickly pear and the Rabbit .. now they are having to hunt feral cats and camels ... apart from Dingoes and Humans Australia should have no placental Mammals.

[@Clearanceman2]

@@ryanlawrence9010 Red crab was back last year.

[@BePatient888]

Glad to see that at least ONE species is thriving.

[@Unsolicitedbias]

If you ever wondered what happens to tourists that fall overboard from those Norwegian Cruise ships, you can make a good guess. I would suspect that few people fall overboard wearing a heavy dive suit and a EPROM device. So the cold waters being what they are, are an anesthetic prior to their descent into the depths. Once the fallen tourist reaches the seafloor, they will probably just slowly move about with the currents until they are found by a disposal unit of these guys. So, nothing is wasted.

[@ryanlawrence9010]

Very true, Sharks first.

[@dougjiro]

I don’t recall my crab cakes tasting like a tourist.

[@BlakKlaa2]

Long Pork for King Crabs.

[@smileywarhead5178]

Watch the price of crab meat go up anyways, despite abundant supply

[@Bp79-or4kp]

Man I dont get chills often but those four crabs had the kings holding down the ray or flat fish was just so brutal. That would be one slow terrifying way too go.

[@AwesomeFish12]

They are protected even though they are invasive and causing MASSIVE environmental damage, there are strict quotas and a limited number of licenses. They are proliferating because Norway and other countries REFUSE to allow them to be fished to the extent that it would limit their spread. Part of this is due to the fact that the scarcity of this species on the market makes it more expensive, pressure from fisheries and governments in it's native range has kept the European stocks from being fully exploited to maintain the profitability of fisheries in the Americas.

[@johnmcque4813]

This show just made me really hungry for seafood.

[@stevefranklin9920]

I, like others, think that the simplest answer is to open a King Crab fishery in all coastal waters and fjords until the population is drastically reduced if not eliminated. It would definitely bring in substantial income into their economy for a time anyway until the population builds back up again but if the fishery is allowed year round, it might keep them in check.

[@CharlesCurran-m9p]

Environmentalist often forget that humans are the apex predators who can be used to control any invasive population.

[@Soturi92]

Give me some butter, garlic, paprika, and a lemon. I’ll make sure they aren’t as invasive as our taste buds 😂

[@wileycoyote5358]

Couple of observations: 1) The search for the crab seems to be an opportunity to dive all expenses paid. If they really wanted to see how many crabs are in an area, drop a big pot with a bunch of turkey legs in it. 2) Why is diversity always considered a good thing? 3) For a human to call the growth of the king crab like the pot calling the kettle black? 4) Will there be enough garlic butter?

[@Saber_Matrix]

I love how they portray the King crab as this malevolent evil demon that's knowingly trying to destroy the world.

[@rt8532]

This is one of the BEST documentaries I’ve seen in a very long time. Well done!🤗🤗🤗

[@Birdylockso]

The Asian market can't get enough of these crabs!

[@SirChuckofWails]

“There’s to many king crab”, said no one ever 🤣

[@blaggercoyote]

Ah, I see that they can. So, with careful management, they can be a good food source. That`s great.

[@1PhoenixRising]

I can't be the only one yelling at the screen "Harvest them!!" I'll take some.

[@ToMPaSHKoV]

Imagine there's an emergency at your local McDonalds. Too many chicken nuggets. And they need our help.

[@DonAbrams-hq7ln]

Imagine king crab nuggets?

[@greatcondor8678]

That could save McDonald's

[@jmfarouche6688]

I’ll pass on the mystery meat nuggets ( nobody ever showed me which part of the chicken the nuggets came from) just feed me the Crab…king crab, snow crab, Dungeness crab, jonas crab, coconut crab, mud crab, blue crab, rock crab and im sure there are many others, I want to try them all

[@jmfarouche6688]

@@greatcondor8678nah mickey D’s would use fake crab

[@junkworks6969]

Was that crab in a decompression chamber? Do they even get the bends from surfacing too fast? "Lamont you big dummy. " 😅

[@nbprotocol5406]

I was swimming in the phillipines one time and a crab bit my big toe and it hurt like a mofo and that was a small crab. Imagine what those monsters could do.

[@jonathangold2087]

Fascinating documentary and most enlightening. I wonder if man will eventually regret having introduced this species, where it was not previously found. Looks like they are superb predators, and one has to wonder what the long term effects of their introduction will be, on the viability of numerous marine ecosystems. Often when man tries to improve upon nature, things don’t necessarily go according to plan. It will be interesting to see how this introduction of non-native species, plays out over time.

[@encinobalboa]

King crab costs a fortune in USA. Europeans can over fish them and ship them over here.

[@Qietman]

Fantastic and delicious success story!

[@echomande4395]

I imagine that there are any number of crab fishermen who would love to help solve this invasive species issue.

[@mickvonbornemann3824]

Absolutely ridiculous having protective quotas on a feral animal that isn’t where it s’pose to be.

[@R.N.M-]

Here in Norway we are allowed to "fish" 966 tons in total. Last year it was 2375 tons. Guess it`s not so invasive after all. Or might it be money?😅

[@monstrok]

The most desirable crab for culinary endeavors, the Red King is kept in check by fishing fleets around the world.

[@Utgardaloki76]

As a Swede I'd say my biggest concern here is that Norway seems to have invaded Sweden.

[@UseByDate-Expired]

Make no mistake. This is a king crab. Arguably the best of crabs.

[@augustwest8559]

King crab is back on the menu boys.

[@chyl5695]

This sounds like a blessing... I'm going to invest in butter

[@captainmidnight7012]

Surf & Turf , King Crab 🦀, and Prime Rib Steak 🥩! OH So Good 😊.

[@dirkvanerp7332]

Awesome! An invasive species easily controlled with a bib, drawn butter and a squeeze of fresh lemon!

[@JoeHTX]

Instead of worrying about it, start ramping up the fishing for them! That's some good eating right there!

[@gulfhake1]

Awesome video

[@JohnLee-ff7hy]

Watching this video just made me hungry.

[@HillbillyChic323]

3 min in and I’m wanting some crab. Lol

[@hydroman99]

Maybe Orlov was a visionary.....once you've eaten king crab, you never want to eat a smaller crab ever again.

[@ivanxyz1]

I have to agree.

[@billahler7728]

Who cares how far they grow. We just need to produce enough butter to keep up.

[@midbc1midbc199]

Simple just overfish them like man has done to everything else........couple years and people will be saying where did all the king crab go

[@sbmmilexfabula]

Catch it, sent it to the Philippines and we will buy it in tons! Bring it on!

[@dlkline27]

Why aren't they harvesting these critters? There's a fortune to be made. King crab legs are bringing well over $20 per pound here in the U.S and they can weigh up to 10 kg (22 lbs.).

[@balikris]

But if abundant on the market the price will fall ... I guess! 🦀😁

[@ryanlawrence9010]

They are. And I'm sure these filming people ate tons illegally. 👌

[@buffalosoldier7360]

About roughly 3/4 the mass is the body, so a 20 lb crab might yield 5 to 7 lbs of legs so roughly $100/crab retail, maybe, what’s that wholesale, $25?

[@danieltallon5087]

Because they are woke idiots. 😅

[@dbanks1277]

The true challenge is how economically these can be caught and shipped to the so many food challenged people everywhere! My wife will enthusiastically eat crab legs for breakfast lunch and dinner!

[@drgonzo305]

I imagine crabs triumphantly yelling “AAAAARRRRRRRRRGGGGGGH” whenever they are on the move. Makes watching documentaries about them way more interesting