Spanner Crabs: Wild caught in Australian coastal waters. Are spanner crabs good to eat? "Spanner crab in particular has a clean oceanic taste, and is much gentler in flavour than mud crab," says Josh Niland of Sydney's Saint Peter. "It has wonderful sweet meat that's easy to work with." SPECIES DESCRIPTION Available wild-caught, these marine dwellers are found from close inshore to at least 100m, usually buried in sand from where they attack small bottom-dwelling fish. Their long, almost goblet-shaped, bright orange shells (even when uncooked) and spanner-shaped front claws are quite distinctive. Found around most of the Australian coast they are caught commercially, mainly using dillies or crab pots. OTHER NAMES Frog Crab, Red Frog Crab, Kona Crab (USA). FAMILY Raninidae (Spanner Crabs). SEASON Available from January to October, peaking from July to October with the fishery closed for most of December. SIZE AND WEIGHT Commonly about 8.5cm in carapace width and 400g, but can grow to 15cm and 900g. RELATIONS Only commercially fished member of the Raninidae family. The shell is burgundy-orange even when uncooked, turning a brighter orange when cooked. The flesh is translucent when raw and white when cooked, it has a distinctive, sweet flavour, low oiliness and is soft and moist. Australia catch is exported (mostly live). Live export: Exported live in 11 kilo cartons, which are packed in an AKE aircraft can, 60 boxes providing 660 kilos of live Spanner crabs the whole AKE temperature is maintained using dry ice, and reduces handling problems, going direct from supplier to end user, arriving in good condition. Also available Frozen: Frozen whole or without shell meat only They can also be supplied Frozen whole or Meat only packs retail and food service. Retail 150 grams Food service packs 500 grams
Avid One is an Australian seafood exporter of Australian and some European seafood species. Most of which and be exported live to Asian countries including China. Species List:- Australian species:- Sea urchin roe â?? chilled Western spiny rock lobsters- live (not presently allowed into China) Abalone: live, chilled, frozen European species:- Brown crab live Blue swimmer crab live, frozen Langoustines, chilled â?? frozen Atlantic lobsters â?? live All these products can be air freighted direct to you on a regular basis. For more information on any of these products contact.
The brown crab is the biggest edible crab that occurs naturally in Norwegian waters. Although the red king crab and snow crab are bigger, both of them were introduced to Norwegian waters by humans. Measured at the top of its shell, it is usually around 9 cm long and 15 cm wide, but under favourable circumstances, it can grow to an impressive width of 25 cm. Brown Crab ï?§ Scientific name: Cancer pagurus ï?§ Also know as: Edible Crab ï?§ Size: Up to 12 inches (30cm) across carapace ï?§ Distribution: Found throughout the North East Atlantic. The brown crab is a large species of crab found all around the British Isles. It is extremely commercially valuable meaning that a significant fishery has built up to catch this species. Description The brown crab is by far the largest crab species in British waters, with the carapace of a fully grown adult being around 20cm across, and in exceptional specimens can be 30cm across and weigh 9lbs. The upper shell of the crab is oval-shaped and usually an orange-red colour with paler undersides. Like all of the crab species in British waters they have eight legs and two, very large and powerful claws with the pincers usually being tipped black. One of the most distinguishable features of this species of crab is the pattern which runs along the edge of the carapace which is usually described as resembling a pie crust. Due to the very large and powerful claws, the brown crab can cause a very painful nip to humans it comes across. Distribution and Habitat The brown crab is distributed all around the British Isles and is found in areas where there are rocks and weed to provide cover. The crab will hide in cracks and under weed and emerge to forage for food. They are found throughout European waters with their distribution ranging from Norwegian waters down to the northern coastline of Africa, although they only have a very limited presence in the Mediterranean and are absent from the Black Sea. Commercial Importance Brown crabs are extremely commercially important and the brown crab fishery in British waters is one of the largest crab fisheries in the world, although a large proportion of the catch is exported to France and Spain. Around one-third of the overall weight of the crab is edible as crab meat. Despite the importance of this species there is very little known about overall stock numbers or the extent to which current fishing intensity is depleting stocks.
Fish type: King Crab Grade: A (purged) Type: Live with 5% allowance Packing: 20kg foam box size: 3kg/under, 3kg/5kg, 5kg/up MOQ: 500kg weekly (once we have done some business with each other i can offer more) FOB : MEL Available: Now Trade term: 25% deposit on order, final payment before airway bill is given to customer. Price per KG: $115.50aud (price subject to change daily)
