First observation of seasonal variations in the meat and co-products of the snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) in the Barents Sea.

The snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio), SC, is a newly established species in the Barents Sea. The snow crab fishery has established itself as a new and profitable industry in Norway in the last decade. The fishery started as a year-round fishery, without any information of possible seasonal variations in the quality of the product.