Experts argue that Oslo is standing its ground over shellfish in fear of a dangerous legal precedent.
A scientific base in the Svalbard archipelago. Norway is concerned that the shellfish sets a legal precedent. If outsiders can come in and scoop up the crab, that also wins them the right to hunt for oil, gas and other minerals | Dominique Faget/AFP via Getty Images
A scientific base in the Svalbard archipelago. Norway is concerned that the shellfish sets a legal precedent. If outsiders can come in and scoop up the crab, that also wins them the right to hunt for oil, gas and other minerals | Dominique Faget/AFP via Getty Images
