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Crab

Crab by species and product form, from whole animals to claws, sections and prepared meat requirements.

Crab is a diverse seafood buying category rather than one standard product. Mud, swimming, snow and king-crab types, among others, require clear scientific and commercial identification. Whole animals, legs, claws and prepared meat also have different weight, processing and quality requirements. Duara Group assesses the species, form, size, treatment, packing and destination before reviewing a supply option. Country-production records do not establish a particular meat grade, a processing plant, a sustainability claim or an available Duara lot.

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Crab buying guide

Species and the parts being purchased

Identify the scientific species and the intended commercial product. A mud-crab order is not interchangeable with a snow- or king-crab section order, and the word swimming crab is not a complete specification for every market. Declare whole animal, legs, claws, sections or meat and state raw, cooked or live status. Keep the identity connected to labels and lot records. Similar colour or a product photograph should not be used as a substitute for a reliable species declaration.

Size, meat description and usable yield

Agree the size or weight basis for the form ordered and the treatment of damaged or missing parts. Whole-animal weight should not be compared with extracted-meat weight on an assumed yield. Meat buyers should define the required presentation and acceptable fragment or shell content, together with any ingredient or treatment declaration. Grade names can vary between operators, so describe the physical product and testing basis. A sample should be representative of the proposed commercial lot and assessed in the intended application.

Food-service and manufacturing applications

A restaurant may require a specific whole-animal presentation, while a manufacturer may need cooked meat for a filling, salad or another preparation. State the intended process, portion and consistency requirements. A pasteurised, frozen or canned product needs evidence for its own processing and packaging, not merely the origin of the captured animal. Food-safety requirements remain separate from cosmetic or size grades. The product page does not establish that any particular preparation is suitable for immediate service without further buyer controls.

Live handling and processor evidence

Live-crab inquiries require a specialist handling and receiving plan for the actual species and route. They are not routine chilled or frozen orders. For prepared products, request processor identity, lot coding, process information and the records appropriate to the intended use and destination. Verify any certification or fishery claim for its actual scope. Country production is background evidence only and cannot confirm that an individual consignment is legally sourced, correctly processed, exportable or available through a Duara supplier.

Packing and cold-chain requirements

Confirm inner packs, case configuration, declared net contents, labels and pallet limits. Frozen sections, cooked meat and live animals need different transport and receiving arrangements. Agree temperature-control evidence and a process for excursions, damage or pack-integrity concerns. Shelf life should be supported for the actual process and pack rather than inferred from a general crab description. Keep traceability intact when cases are divided or product is repacked for a kitchen, retailer or further manufacturer.

Preparing a crab procurement request

Provide scientific species, form, live/raw/cooked status, size or meat requirements, quality limits, treatments, packing, quantity and destination. Identify the intended use and the party responsible for sample and document approval. Require explicit approval for species or presentation changes. Duara assesses a proposed source and route against that schedule. The country directory distinguishes farming from flag-attributed capture and does not imply that all named species or prepared forms are produced in every country listed.

Documented Production by Country

Named crab taxa, including king and freshwater crabs; excludes horseshoe and hermit crabs. Capture is attributed to the fishing flag, not necessarily the waters fished, landing, processing or shipment country. Aquaculture is identified separately. Quantities are live-weight subtotals from official or estimated records, not fillet, canned or export volumes. Other flags are withheld, so these are not asserted national totals.

These are dated production or manufacturing records, not a list of Duara suppliers or confirmed delivery destinations. The directory covers the evidence verified so far; it does not claim an exhaustive list of all producing countries.

Crab in Albania — capture

2024 flag-attributed capture: 35 live-weight tonnes in the accepted-record subtotal. Officially reported components. Recorded taxa include Blue crab. Flag attribution does not establish catch waters, landing or processing location.

Data year: 2024. Evidence checked: 2026-11-02. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations — 2024 species/area/source observations; Q_tlw live-weight tonnes; official and estimated subtotals

Crab in Angola — capture

2024 flag-attributed capture: 3,126 live-weight tonnes in the accepted-record subtotal. Officially reported components. Recorded taxa include Marine crabs NEI. Flag attribution does not establish catch waters, landing or processing location.

Crab in Argentina — capture

2024 flag-attributed capture: 2,091.972 live-weight tonnes in the accepted-record subtotal. Officially reported components. Recorded taxa include Marine crabs NEI, Southern king crab. Flag attribution does not establish catch waters, landing or processing location.

Crab in Australia — capture

2024 flag-attributed capture: 1,460.619 live-weight tonnes in the accepted-record subtotal. Officially reported components. Recorded taxa include Blue swimming crab, King crabs, stone crabs NEI. Flag attribution does not establish catch waters, landing or processing location.

Crab in Bangladesh — aquaculture

2024 aquaculture: 10,782 live-weight tonnes in the accepted-record subtotal. Officially reported components. Recorded taxa include Orange mud crab. Farm output does not establish local processing, exportable product or Duara supply.

Crab in Belgium — capture

2024 flag-attributed capture: 195 live-weight tonnes in the accepted-record subtotal. Officially reported components. Recorded taxa include Edible crab, Spinous spider crab. Flag attribution does not establish catch waters, landing or processing location.

Crab in Brazil — capture

2024 flag-attributed capture: 6,858.34 live-weight tonnes in the accepted-record subtotal. Officially reported components. Recorded taxa include Dana swimcrab, Marine crabs NEI. Flag attribution does not establish catch waters, landing or processing location.

Crab in Bulgaria — capture

2024 flag-attributed capture: 0.176 live-weight tonnes in the accepted-record subtotal. Officially reported components. Recorded taxa include Warty crab. Flag attribution does not establish catch waters, landing or processing location.

Crab in Canada — capture

2024 flag-attributed capture: 103,043.371 live-weight tonnes in the accepted-record subtotal. Officially reported components. Recorded taxa include Atlantic rock crab, Green crab, Jonah crab, Marine crabs NEI, Queen crab and 1 further recorded taxa. Flag attribution does not establish catch waters, landing or processing location.

Crab in Chile — capture

2024 flag-attributed capture: 10,641 live-weight tonnes in the accepted-record subtotal. Officially reported components. Recorded taxa include Giant stone crab, Marine crabs NEI, Mola rock crab, Softshell red crab, Southern king crab. Flag attribution does not establish catch waters, landing or processing location.

Crab in China — capture

2024 flag-attributed capture: 676,100 live-weight tonnes in the accepted-record subtotal. Officially reported components. Recorded taxa include Blue swimming crab, Charybdis crabs NEI, Chinese mitten crab, Gazami crab, Marine crabs NEI. Flag attribution does not establish catch waters, landing or processing location.

Crab in China — aquaculture

2024 aquaculture: 1,180,708 live-weight tonnes in the accepted-record subtotal. Officially reported components. Recorded taxa include Chinese mitten crab, Green mud crab, Marine crabs NEI, Portunus swimcrabs NEI. Farm output does not establish local processing, exportable product or Duara supply.

Crab in Congo — capture

2024 flag-attributed capture: 11 live-weight tonnes in the accepted-record subtotal. Officially reported components. Recorded taxa include Marine crabs NEI. Flag attribution does not establish catch waters, landing or processing location.

Crab in Costa Rica — capture

2024 flag-attributed capture: 9.88 live-weight tonnes in the accepted-record subtotal. Officially reported components. Recorded taxa include Marine crabs NEI. Flag attribution does not establish catch waters, landing or processing location.

Crab in Croatia — capture

2024 flag-attributed capture: 18.071 live-weight tonnes in the accepted-record subtotal. Officially reported components. Recorded taxa include Blue crab, Spinous spider crab. Flag attribution does not establish catch waters, landing or processing location.

Crab in Cyprus — capture

2024 flag-attributed capture: 0.213 live-weight tonnes in the accepted-record subtotal. Officially reported components. Recorded taxa include Marine crabs NEI. Flag attribution does not establish catch waters, landing or processing location.

Crab in Côte d’Ivoire — capture

2024 flag-attributed capture: 526.266 live-weight tonnes in the accepted-record subtotal. Officially reported components. Recorded taxa include Callinectes swimcrabs NEI, Marine crabs NEI. Flag attribution does not establish catch waters, landing or processing location.

Crab in Denmark — capture

2024 flag-attributed capture: 419 live-weight tonnes in the accepted-record subtotal. Officially reported components. Recorded taxa include Edible crab, Green crab, Marine crabs NEI, Stone king crab. Flag attribution does not establish catch waters, landing or processing location.

Crab in Dominican Republic — capture

2024 flag-attributed capture: 16.8 live-weight tonnes in the accepted-record subtotal. Officially reported components. Recorded taxa include Marine crabs NEI. Flag attribution does not establish catch waters, landing or processing location.

Crab in Ecuador — capture

2024 flag-attributed capture: 1,648.3 live-weight tonnes in the accepted-record subtotal. Officially reported components. Recorded taxa include Mangrove ghost crab. Flag attribution does not establish catch waters, landing or processing location.

Crab in Egypt — capture

2024 flag-attributed capture: 4,587 live-weight tonnes in the accepted-record subtotal. Officially reported components. Recorded taxa include Marine crabs NEI. Flag attribution does not establish catch waters, landing or processing location.

Crab in Estonia — capture

2024 flag-attributed capture: 0.001 live-weight tonnes in the accepted-record subtotal. Officially reported components. Recorded taxa include Chinese mitten crab. Flag attribution does not establish catch waters, landing or processing location.

Crab in France — capture

2024 flag-attributed capture: 10,442.155 live-weight tonnes in the accepted-record subtotal. Officially reported components. Recorded taxa include Blue-leg swimcrab, Callinectes swimcrabs NEI, Common spider crab, Deep-sea red crab, Edible crab and 6 further recorded taxa. Flag attribution does not establish catch waters, landing or processing location.

Crab in Germany — capture

2024 flag-attributed capture: 319.3 live-weight tonnes in the accepted-record subtotal. Officially reported components. Recorded taxa include Chinese mitten crab, Deep-sea red crab, Edible crab, Green crab. Flag attribution does not establish catch waters, landing or processing location.

Crab in Ghana — capture

2024 flag-attributed capture: 27.72 live-weight tonnes in the accepted-record subtotal. Officially reported components. Recorded taxa include Marine crabs NEI. Flag attribution does not establish catch waters, landing or processing location.

Crab in Greece — capture

2024 flag-attributed capture: 889.2 live-weight tonnes in the accepted-record subtotal. Officially reported components. Recorded taxa include Mediterranean shore crab. Flag attribution does not establish catch waters, landing or processing location.

Crab in Greece — aquaculture

2024 aquaculture: 79.243 live-weight tonnes in the accepted-record subtotal. Officially reported components. Recorded taxa include Mediterranean shore crab. Farm output does not establish local processing, exportable product or Duara supply.

Crab in Greenland — capture

2024 flag-attributed capture: 2,275 live-weight tonnes in the accepted-record subtotal. Officially reported components. Recorded taxa include Queen crab. Flag attribution does not establish catch waters, landing or processing location.

Crab in Guadeloupe — capture

2024 flag-attributed capture: 1 live-weight tonnes in the accepted-record subtotal. Officially reported components. Recorded taxa include Batwing coral crab. Flag attribution does not establish catch waters, landing or processing location.

Crab in India — capture

2024 flag-attributed capture: 53,956.909 live-weight tonnes in the accepted-record subtotal. Includes FAO estimates. Recorded taxa include Marine crabs NEI. Flag attribution does not establish catch waters, landing or processing location.

Crab in India — aquaculture

2024 aquaculture: 9,774 live-weight tonnes in the accepted-record subtotal. Officially reported components. Recorded taxa include Orange mud crab. Farm output does not establish local processing, exportable product or Duara supply.

Crab in Indonesia — capture

2024 flag-attributed capture: 187,677.023 live-weight tonnes in the accepted-record subtotal. Officially reported components. Recorded taxa include Blue swimming crab, Indo-Pacific swamp crab, Marine crabs NEI, Periscope crab, Portunus swimcrabs NEI. Flag attribution does not establish catch waters, landing or processing location.

Crab in Indonesia — aquaculture

2024 aquaculture: 20,570.989 live-weight tonnes in the accepted-record subtotal. Officially reported components. Recorded taxa include Indo-Pacific swamp crab, Orange mud crab, Portunus swimcrabs NEI. Farm output does not establish local processing, exportable product or Duara supply.

Crab in Ireland — capture

2024 flag-attributed capture: 8,997.869 live-weight tonnes in the accepted-record subtotal. Officially reported components. Recorded taxa include Brown king crab, Deep-sea red crab, Edible crab, Green crab, Spinous spider crab and 2 further recorded taxa. Flag attribution does not establish catch waters, landing or processing location.

Crab in Isle of Man — capture

2024 flag-attributed capture: 512.31 live-weight tonnes in the accepted-record subtotal. Officially reported components. Recorded taxa include Edible crab. Flag attribution does not establish catch waters, landing or processing location.

Crab in Italy — capture

2024 flag-attributed capture: 448.429 live-weight tonnes in the accepted-record subtotal. Officially reported components. Recorded taxa include Blue crab, Marine crabs NEI, Spinous spider crab. Flag attribution does not establish catch waters, landing or processing location.

Crab in Japan — capture

2024 flag-attributed capture: 23,200 live-weight tonnes in the accepted-record subtotal. Officially reported components. Recorded taxa include Gazami crab, Marine crabs NEI, Red snow crab, Tanner crabs NEI. Flag attribution does not establish catch waters, landing or processing location.

Crab in Jersey — capture

2024 flag-attributed capture: 209.35 live-weight tonnes in the accepted-record subtotal. Officially reported components. Recorded taxa include Edible crab, Spinous spider crab, Velvet swimcrab. Flag attribution does not establish catch waters, landing or processing location.

Crab in Kenya — capture

2024 flag-attributed capture: 1,099.2 live-weight tonnes in the accepted-record subtotal. Officially reported components. Recorded taxa include Blue swimming crab, Golden deepsea crab. Flag attribution does not establish catch waters, landing or processing location.

Crab in Liberia — capture

2024 flag-attributed capture: 85.848 live-weight tonnes in the accepted-record subtotal. Officially reported components. Recorded taxa include Senegalese smooth swimcrab. Flag attribution does not establish catch waters, landing or processing location.

Crab in Madagascar — capture

2024 flag-attributed capture: 5,764.19 live-weight tonnes in the accepted-record subtotal. Officially reported components. Recorded taxa include Marine crabs NEI. Flag attribution does not establish catch waters, landing or processing location.

Crab in Malaysia — capture

2024 flag-attributed capture: 17,192.21 live-weight tonnes in the accepted-record subtotal. Officially reported components. Recorded taxa include Indo-Pacific swamp crab, Marine crabs NEI. Flag attribution does not establish catch waters, landing or processing location.

Crab in Malaysia — aquaculture

2024 aquaculture: 154.42 live-weight tonnes in the accepted-record subtotal. Officially reported components. Recorded taxa include Indo-Pacific swamp crab. Farm output does not establish local processing, exportable product or Duara supply.

Crab in Malta — capture

2024 flag-attributed capture: 0.086 live-weight tonnes in the accepted-record subtotal. Officially reported components. Recorded taxa include Edible crab, Spinous spider crab. Flag attribution does not establish catch waters, landing or processing location.

Crab in Martinique — capture

2024 flag-attributed capture: 3 live-weight tonnes in the accepted-record subtotal. Officially reported components. Recorded taxa include Batwing coral crab. Flag attribution does not establish catch waters, landing or processing location.

Crab in Mauritius — aquaculture

2024 aquaculture: 1 live-weight tonnes in the accepted-record subtotal. Officially reported components. Recorded taxa include Indo-Pacific swamp crab. Farm output does not establish local processing, exportable product or Duara supply.

Crab in Mexico — capture

2024 flag-attributed capture: 46,259.512 live-weight tonnes in the accepted-record subtotal. Officially reported components. Recorded taxa include Batwing coral crab, Blue crab, Callinectes swimcrabs NEI, Deep-sea red crab, Giant land crab and 2 further recorded taxa. Flag attribution does not establish catch waters, landing or processing location.

Crab in Morocco — capture

2024 flag-attributed capture: 159.205 live-weight tonnes in the accepted-record subtotal. Officially reported components. Recorded taxa include Marine crabs NEI, Spinous spider crab. Flag attribution does not establish catch waters, landing or processing location.

Crab in Mozambique — capture

2024 flag-attributed capture: 9,826 live-weight tonnes in the accepted-record subtotal. Officially reported components. Recorded taxa include Marine crabs NEI. Flag attribution does not establish catch waters, landing or processing location.

Crab in Mozambique — aquaculture

2024 aquaculture: 370 live-weight tonnes in the accepted-record subtotal. Officially reported components. Recorded taxa include Indo-Pacific swamp crab. Farm output does not establish local processing, exportable product or Duara supply.

Crab in Myanmar — aquaculture

2024 aquaculture: 2,621.81 live-weight tonnes in the accepted-record subtotal. Officially reported components. Recorded taxa include Orange mud crab. Farm output does not establish local processing, exportable product or Duara supply.

Crab in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) — capture

2024 flag-attributed capture: 634.19 live-weight tonnes in the accepted-record subtotal. Officially reported components. Recorded taxa include Chinese mitten crab, Edible crab, Green crab, Spinous spider crab. Flag attribution does not establish catch waters, landing or processing location.

Crab in New Caledonia — capture

2024 flag-attributed capture: 77.735 live-weight tonnes in the accepted-record subtotal. Officially reported components. Recorded taxa include Clown crab, Indo-Pacific swamp crab, Marine crabs NEI. Flag attribution does not establish catch waters, landing or processing location.

Crab in New Zealand — capture

2024 flag-attributed capture: 26.198 live-weight tonnes in the accepted-record subtotal. Officially reported components. Recorded taxa include King crabs, stone crabs NEI, Marine crabs NEI, Pacific golden crab, Southern spider crab, Swimming crabs, etc. NEI. Flag attribution does not establish catch waters, landing or processing location.

Crab in Norway — capture

2024 flag-attributed capture: 15,981 live-weight tonnes in the accepted-record subtotal. Officially reported components. Recorded taxa include Edible crab, Green crab, Queen crab, Red king crab, Stone king crab. Flag attribution does not establish catch waters, landing or processing location.

Crab in Pakistan — capture

2024 flag-attributed capture: 5,547 live-weight tonnes in the accepted-record subtotal. Officially reported components. Recorded taxa include Marine crabs NEI. Flag attribution does not establish catch waters, landing or processing location.

Crab in Peru — capture

2024 flag-attributed capture: 1,839.679 live-weight tonnes in the accepted-record subtotal. Officially reported components. Recorded taxa include Marine crabs NEI. Flag attribution does not establish catch waters, landing or processing location.

Crab in Philippines — capture

2024 flag-attributed capture: 24,788.648 live-weight tonnes in the accepted-record subtotal. Officially reported components. Recorded taxa include Blue swimming crab, Indo-Pacific swamp crab. Flag attribution does not establish catch waters, landing or processing location.

Crab in Philippines — aquaculture

2024 aquaculture: 9,401.51 live-weight tonnes in the accepted-record subtotal. Officially reported components. Recorded taxa include Indo-Pacific swamp crab. Farm output does not establish local processing, exportable product or Duara supply.

Crab in Poland — capture

2024 flag-attributed capture: 846.487 live-weight tonnes in the accepted-record subtotal. Officially reported components. Recorded taxa include Edible crab. Flag attribution does not establish catch waters, landing or processing location.

Crab in Portugal — capture

2024 flag-attributed capture: 571.484 live-weight tonnes in the accepted-record subtotal. Officially reported components. Recorded taxa include Blue crab, Edible crab, Green crab, Henslow’s swimming crab, Portunus swimcrabs NEI and 3 further recorded taxa. Flag attribution does not establish catch waters, landing or processing location.

Crab in Qatar — capture

2024 flag-attributed capture: 1,426.8 live-weight tonnes in the accepted-record subtotal. Officially reported components. Recorded taxa include Blue swimming crab. Flag attribution does not establish catch waters, landing or processing location.

Crab in Republic of Korea — capture

2024 flag-attributed capture: 55,899.535 live-weight tonnes in the accepted-record subtotal. Officially reported components. Recorded taxa include Gazami crab, Globose king crab, Marine crabs NEI, Tanner crabs NEI. Flag attribution does not establish catch waters, landing or processing location.

Crab in Russian Federation — capture

2024 flag-attributed capture: 89,209 live-weight tonnes in the accepted-record subtotal. Officially reported components. Recorded taxa include Blue king crab, Brown king crab, Golden king crab, Hair crab, Queen crab and 2 further recorded taxa. Flag attribution does not establish catch waters, landing or processing location.

Crab in Saint Pierre and Miquelon — capture

2024 flag-attributed capture: 367 live-weight tonnes in the accepted-record subtotal. Officially reported components. Recorded taxa include Queen crab. Flag attribution does not establish catch waters, landing or processing location.

Crab in Saudi Arabia — capture

2024 flag-attributed capture: 6,801.996 live-weight tonnes in the accepted-record subtotal. Officially reported components. Recorded taxa include Blue swimming crab, Marine crabs NEI. Flag attribution does not establish catch waters, landing or processing location.

Crab in Senegal — capture

2024 flag-attributed capture: 289.078 live-weight tonnes in the accepted-record subtotal. Officially reported components. Recorded taxa include Marine crabs NEI. Flag attribution does not establish catch waters, landing or processing location.

Crab in Seychelles — capture

2024 flag-attributed capture: 47 live-weight tonnes in the accepted-record subtotal. Officially reported components. Recorded taxa include Marine crabs NEI. Flag attribution does not establish catch waters, landing or processing location.

Crab in Singapore — capture

2024 flag-attributed capture: 39 live-weight tonnes in the accepted-record subtotal. Officially reported components. Recorded taxa include Indo-Pacific swamp crab. Flag attribution does not establish catch waters, landing or processing location.

Crab in Singapore — aquaculture

2024 aquaculture: 37.169 live-weight tonnes in the accepted-record subtotal. Officially reported components. Recorded taxa include Blue swimming crab, Indo-Pacific swamp crab. Farm output does not establish local processing, exportable product or Duara supply.

Crab in Spain — capture

2024 flag-attributed capture: 1,288.72 live-weight tonnes in the accepted-record subtotal. Officially reported components. Recorded taxa include Arched swimming crab, Blue crab, Blue-leg swimcrab, Common spider crab, Deep-sea red crab and 17 further recorded taxa. Flag attribution does not establish catch waters, landing or processing location.

Crab in Sri Lanka — aquaculture

2024 aquaculture: 0.4 live-weight tonnes in the accepted-record subtotal. Officially reported components. Recorded taxa include Indo-Pacific swamp crab. Farm output does not establish local processing, exportable product or Duara supply.

Crab in Sweden — capture

2024 flag-attributed capture: 524.968 live-weight tonnes in the accepted-record subtotal. Officially reported components. Recorded taxa include Blue-leg swimcrab, Edible crab, Green crab, Stone king crab. Flag attribution does not establish catch waters, landing or processing location.

Crab in Taiwan — capture

2024 flag-attributed capture: 1,628.977 live-weight tonnes in the accepted-record subtotal. Officially reported components. Recorded taxa include Blue swimming crab, Indo-Pacific swamp crab, Marine crabs NEI. Flag attribution does not establish catch waters, landing or processing location.

Crab in Taiwan — aquaculture

2024 aquaculture: 37.456 live-weight tonnes in the accepted-record subtotal. Officially reported components. Recorded taxa include Chinese mitten crab, Indo-Pacific swamp crab, Marine crabs NEI. Farm output does not establish local processing, exportable product or Duara supply.

Crab in Thailand — capture

2024 flag-attributed capture: 52,726.76 live-weight tonnes in the accepted-record subtotal. Officially reported components. Recorded taxa include Blue swimming crab, Indo-Pacific swamp crab, Marine crabs NEI, Spanner crab. Flag attribution does not establish catch waters, landing or processing location.

Crab in Thailand — aquaculture

2024 aquaculture: 11.03 live-weight tonnes in the accepted-record subtotal. Officially reported components. Recorded taxa include Portunus swimcrabs NEI. Farm output does not establish local processing, exportable product or Duara supply.

Crab in Tunisia — capture

2024 flag-attributed capture: 95 live-weight tonnes in the accepted-record subtotal. Officially reported components. Recorded taxa include Mediterranean shore crab, Spinous spider crab. Flag attribution does not establish catch waters, landing or processing location.

Crab in Türkiye — capture

2024 flag-attributed capture: 102.3 live-weight tonnes in the accepted-record subtotal. Officially reported components. Recorded taxa include Blue crab, Mediterranean shore crab. Flag attribution does not establish catch waters, landing or processing location.

Crab in Türkiye — aquaculture

2024 aquaculture: 2 live-weight tonnes in the accepted-record subtotal. Officially reported components. Recorded taxa include Blue crab. Farm output does not establish local processing, exportable product or Duara supply.

Crab in Ukraine — capture

2024 flag-attributed capture: 0.007 live-weight tonnes in the accepted-record subtotal. Officially reported components. Recorded taxa include King crabs, stone crabs NEI. Flag attribution does not establish catch waters, landing or processing location.

Crab in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland — capture

2024 flag-attributed capture: 22,368.005 live-weight tonnes in the accepted-record subtotal. Officially reported components. Recorded taxa include Common spider crab, Edible crab, Green crab, King crabs, King crabs, stone crabs NEI and 4 further recorded taxa. Flag attribution does not establish catch waters, landing or processing location.

Crab in United Republic of Tanzania — aquaculture

2024 aquaculture: 2.841 live-weight tonnes in the accepted-record subtotal. Officially reported components. Recorded taxa include Indo-Pacific swamp crab. Farm output does not establish local processing, exportable product or Duara supply.

Crab in United States Virgin Islands — capture

2024 flag-attributed capture: 1 live-weight tonnes in the accepted-record subtotal. Includes FAO estimates. Recorded taxa include Marine crabs NEI. Flag attribution does not establish catch waters, landing or processing location.

Crab in United States of America — capture

2024 flag-attributed capture: 97,487 live-weight tonnes in the accepted-record subtotal. Officially reported components. Recorded taxa include Atlantic rock crab, Black stone crab, Blue crab, Dungeness crab, Green crab and 5 further recorded taxa. Flag attribution does not establish catch waters, landing or processing location.

Crab in Uruguay — capture

2024 flag-attributed capture: 820.004 live-weight tonnes in the accepted-record subtotal. Officially reported components. Recorded taxa include King crabs, stone crabs NEI, Southwest Atlantic red crab. Flag attribution does not establish catch waters, landing or processing location.

Crab in Viet Nam — capture

2024 flag-attributed capture: 56,462.92 live-weight tonnes in the accepted-record subtotal. Officially reported components. Recorded taxa include Marine crabs NEI. Flag attribution does not establish catch waters, landing or processing location.

Crab in Viet Nam — aquaculture

2024 aquaculture: 78,474.79 live-weight tonnes in the accepted-record subtotal. Officially reported components. Recorded taxa include Indo-Pacific swamp crab. Farm output does not establish local processing, exportable product or Duara supply.

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Grade, origin, packaging and order quantity are agreed per consignment. We do not publish stock or origin claims.

Typically supplied asWhole crab by species, Live requirements subject to assessment, Legs, claws or sections, Cooked or prepared crab meat

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Scientific species

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Frequently asked questions

Can a crab meat grade be inferred from the species name?

No. Specify the actual meat presentation, physical quality, permitted fragments and other requirements. Grade terminology should be defined by the agreed product specification.

Are whole crab and prepared meat comparable by weight?

Not directly. They represent different forms and usable-product bases. Agree the required form and net contents without assuming a fixed extraction yield.

Does capture output establish a canning or pasteurisation plant?

No. Those processes need separate operator, facility and product evidence. A capture-country record is not proof of a prepared-food supply chain.

What changes need buyer approval?

Species, product form, processing, treatments, grading and packing changes should be reviewed. Similar appearance or a common trade name does not establish equivalence.

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