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Seafood Watch - Seafood Guide
Crab, King
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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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King Crab
U.S. king crab is currently well-managed; however some populations are recovering from previous overfishing making this a "Good Alternative." King crab imported from Russia is ranked as "Avoid."
Consumer Note
Buyer beware! Russian king crab is sometimes sold in the U.S. market as "Alaska king crab." King crab is known as kani when prepared as sushi.
Summary
King crab is found in cold oceans worldwide.
Crab populations can vary widely from year to year, depending on ocean and weather conditions.
All three species of king crab are fished in the U.S.; the two primary king crab populations in Alaska are healthy and abundant due to responsible fisheries management. However, several others fisheries are closed; this will allow the crab populations time to recover from previous overfishing.
Approximately half of all king crab sold in the U.S. market is imported from Russia, where it is fished in the Russian Far East and the Barents Sea. Far East king crab populations are at critically low abundance, a situation made worse by regular overfishing and illegal fishing. In the Barents Sea, king crab was introduced in the 1960s. The crab has spread quickly and has become an invasive species that is seriously impacting the ecosystem. We recommend consumers "Avoid" imported king crab and choose king crab from the U.S.
Scientific Reports About Our Ratings
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