How to purchase
Availability
Oregon Dungeness crab is available year round thanks to modern freezing technology. Peak season for the fresh market forms is from December through April, although fresh crab is available throughout the summer months.
Oregon Dungeness crab come in a range of convenient forms, each with distinct characteristics and applications. Pack sizes can vary.
Live – super chilled to dormancy; air-shipped “dry” in styro boxes with gel ice, box size/pack weight varies; appx. 24 hours tank-to-tank. (shipped via truck /tote to some areas.)
Fresh Whole-Cook – cooked, back on; packed in wet ice, “ocean run” or size graded in 25 lb. or 50 lb waxed boxes.
Frozen Whole-Cook – brine, air-blast or nitrogen frozen & water glaze; size graded 1.5-2 lb, 2-2.5 lb, 2.5-3 lb, 3-up; legs banded, individually poly bagged, packed in 30 lb box.
Frozen Section or “Cluster” – cooked, back off, eviscerated, brine, blast or nitrogen frozen and glazed; “soldier packed” in 20 & 25 lb boxes.
Picked Meat – fresh & frozen; layered mix of leg & body meat; available in 5 lb tins (6/5 case), 1 lb & 8 oz. tubs and cans , 1 lb pouch.
“Fry Legs” – fresh & frozen; picked leg meat only; 5 lb tins (6/5 case).
COMMERCIAL SOURCES
P. O. Box 58
Astoria, OR 97103
doug@bornstein.com
www.bornstein.com
P.O. Box 715
Astoria, OR 97103
steve@fishhawkfisheries.com
P.O. Box 5390
Charleston, OR 97420
info@hallmarkfisheries.com
www.hallmarkfisheries.com
16797 SE 130th Ave.
Clackamas, OR 97015
bboston@pacseafood.com
www.pacseafood.com
2601 N Newark #A
Portland, OR 97217
joe@happycrabseafood.com
www.happycrabseafood.com
PO Box 1343
Newport, OR 97365
molfinog@hotmail.com
45 Pier 2, Bldg. A
Astoria, OR 97103
changlee@dayangseafoods.com
www.dayangseafoods.com
500 Biak Ave.
Garibaldi, OR 97118
mike@ilwacolanding.com