Close up of a male king crab — Skarsvåg, Norway.

Triangular belly indicates the gender ... male — Skarsvåg, Norway.

Monika showing us a female king crab — Skarsvåg, Norway.

Female king crabs have a rounded belly — Skarsvåg, Norway.

If hungry, female king crabs will eat their own roe (right) — Skarsvåg, Norway.

View of the village across the tundra — Skarsvåg, Norway.

Honningsvåg: Nordkapp Tour ... Skarsvåg

July 18, 2019 in Norway ⋅ ☁️ 46 °F

Our second stop en route to Nordkapp was Skarsvåg ... which claims to be the northernmost fishing village in the world!

Monika took us to the king crab tanks here. Apparently, king crabs are not native to Norwegian waters. They were brought here from Murmansk initially ... and from Alaska later.

They have flourished to the point of being pests. In fact, in some areas, there are no crab fishing quotas. Regardless of the abundance of king crabs in these waters, however, they continue to fetch high prices due to their popularity around the world!Read more