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Seafood Watch - Seafood Guide
Crab, Jonah
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Blue Crab
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Hardshell Crab, Softshell Crab, Blue-Claw Crab, Kani
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U.S.
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Trap
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Dungeness Crab
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Market Crab, San Francisco Crab, Pacific Edible Crab, Commercial Crab
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U.S., Canada
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Trap
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Jonah Crab
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Atlantic Dungeness Crab
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U.S. Atlantic
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Wild-caught
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King Crab
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Alaska King Crab, Red King Crab, Golden King Crab, Blue King Crab, Kani
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U.S.
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Trap
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King Crab
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King Crab, Red King Crab, Golden King Crab, Blue King Crab, Kani
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Imported
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Trap
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Kona Crab
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Spanner Crab, Frog Crab
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Australia
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Wild-caught
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Kona Crab
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Spanner Crab, Frog Crab, Päpa‘i kualoa
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Hawaii
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Wild-caught
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Snow Crab
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Snow Crab, Tanner Crab, Queen Crab, Spider Crab, Kani
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Alaska, Canada
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Wild-caught
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Stone Crab
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Gulf Stone Crab, Florida Stone Crab
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U.S. Atlantic, U.S. Gulf of Mexico
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Trap
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Jonah Crab
This is a new fishery, which means little is known about the population size.
Consumer Note
Jonah crab is commonly sold live, but Jonah “snap-‘n-eats” (pre-cooked, pre-cracked crab claws) have been recently promoted by seafood companies.
Summary
The Jonah crab fishery has only recently emerged along the northeast Atlantic coast. As a result, fishery managers and scientists know little about population status.
Most Jonah crab is caught in pots intended to catch lobster. The infrequent accidental entanglement of endangered North Atlantic right whales in lobster fishing gear is an ongoing environmental concern for both the lobster and Jonah crab fisheries.
Scientific Reports About Our Ratings
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