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Seafood Watch - Seafood Guide
Crab, Snow
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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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Snow Crab
North American snow and tanner crab fisheries are well managed, but populations are still recovering from previous overfishing.
Consumer Note
The common market name “snow crab” is used not only for the true snow crab, but also for all three species of tanner crab. Snow crab is sold as kani when prepared as sushi.
Summary
Known for their rich, sweet flavor, snow and tanner crabs are found in the sub-Arctic, western Atlantic and North Pacific. Like all crabs, snow and tanner crab populations vary from year to year, as the survival of young crabs depends on favorable water and weather conditions.
Most snow crab sold in the U.S. is imported from Canada, where it is well-managed. Snow and tanner crab populations in Alaska began declining in 1997; however, fisheries managers have been working to reverse these declines and the populations are now recovering from overfishing.
Snow and tanner crabs are caught with pots, which allow for undersized crabs and other bycatch to be released relatively unharmed.
Scientific Reports About Our Ratings
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