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[LIVE] (1) Dozen USA Female Hard Shell Blue Crabs Females (Large/Extra Large mix, 6-7 inches)

CODE: LIVE


Price: $80.00

  • LIVE Crab Package Surcharge (+$10.00)
  • LIVE-Blue Crab Trading will not refund any money on dead loss on live orders. Dead loss is expected and can be avoided by ordering your crabs steamed. You can expect to loss between 15% and your entire order to dead loss.  
  • Due to steaming and shipping process we can not enure exact spicing requests. 
  • Wild Caught 

Why do some crab feasters prefer Female Crabs?

Our crew pull and call massive bushels filled with Sook or mature female crabs.  Yes, we follow sustainability standards and only catch the legal amount for those crab eaters who prefer the female crab.  Females taste very similar to the male counterpart but have a few distinct differences.  One, they have red tips on their clawsrather than the signature blue for the male.  On their belly, the apron or center exterior shell is in the shape of a bell.  (The males sport an elongated apron.)  These differences help separate the male vs. female.  Most chefs use female crab in crab cakes and dips, so you know the delicious taste!  Females weigh less, so we bushel 5”-7” sized females to ensure an order filled with jumbo, lump and claw meat.  Probably the most noteworthy difference is the roe or caviar-like eggs that accompany some female crabs.  Many enthusiasts enjoy eating it as a delicacy.

Want more information about the female crab?  Click here.