Brown cornish crab supplied live to buyers throughout europe and asia. Packaged in polystyrene boxes, live.
Supplier: Cornish brown crab (cancer paragus), spider crab, pacific oyster (french and british origin), blue, european lobster
Fresh live or processed brown crab from the atlantic Around 40 tons per week
brown edible crab (Cancer pagurus) sizes range between 400g to 2kg per crab as required by customer
large crabs with a smooth, broad carapace can grow to more than 25 cm shell breadth (2 kg), with males generally growing larger than females have nine similar sized spines each side of their eyes hind legs are flattened for swimming have very robust claws, used for crushing shells vary from dark olive-brown to greenish-blue and blue-black patterns of lighter colored dots cover the walking legs.
live velvet crab, sizes ranging from 67mm to 110mm normally packed in 9kg baskets, but will be packed to customers requirements
European blue lobster (Homarus gammarus)at sizes ranging from 500g to 2kg, supply and price variable due to season as required by customer
Step 5 chilled and clean raw-material is graded into different sizes. Step 6 graded raw-material is weighed regarding buyer’s demand and set up/packed in freezing/steel trays. Step 7 trays are immediately put into the air blast freezer/tunnel and freezes up-to (–40 )deg. Celsius. Shrimps, loligo squid, cuttle fish etc. Are freeze in plate freezer. Step 8 frozen product is put in master cartons approved by buyers (printed carton, brown or white etc.) Step 9 master cartons are stocked up in cold stores, temp. Set at – 18-20 deg.Celsius. Step 10 at time of shipment container is first plugged, and put inside the factory so only the authorized person can see product during loading. Live, fresh frozen
