Soft shell green crab
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Soft shell green crab
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Soft Shell Green Crabs, Live or frozen

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Soft-Shell Green Crab (Carcinus maenas)
Please note this is a live marine specimen.

Soft-Shell Green Crabs (Carcinus maenas) are the freshly molted, tender-shelled form of Maine’s most abundant intertidal crab species. Found beneath seaweeds and rocks along the coast, these crabs range in color from bright green to brown and are harvested during their short molting season. Their softened shells make them ideal for both culinary use and marine study — prized as a delicacy by chefs and used widely in classrooms and research labs for crustacean anatomy and molting cycle demonstrations.

Sustainably collected by hand and lobster trap, each order is packed fresh in 5 lb. increments and can be shipped live or frozen depending on your needs.

Key Facts:
Common name: Green crab (soft-shell form)
Scientific name: Carcinus maenas
Locations: In and under seaweeds and rocks of the intertidal zone
Seasonality: Available all year
Colors: Bright green to brown
Size: 1" – 4"
Collected: By hand or lobster traps
Quantity: Sold in 5 lb. increments
Note: This is a live marine specimen. Natural variations in size, color, and appearance from photos should be expected. If you would like your order shipped frozen or preserved, please send a request to: info@gulfofme.com

Soft-Shell Green Crab (Carcinus maenas)
Please note this is a live marine specimen.

Soft-Shell Green Crabs (Carcinus maenas) are the freshly molted, tender-shelled form of Maine’s most abundant intertidal crab species. Found beneath seaweeds and rocks along the coast, these crabs range in color from bright green to brown and are harvested during their short molting season. Their softened shells make them ideal for both culinary use and marine study — prized as a delicacy by chefs and used widely in classrooms and research labs for crustacean anatomy and molting cycle demonstrations.

Sustainably collected by hand and lobster trap, each order is packed fresh in 5 lb. increments and can be shipped live or frozen depending on your needs.

Key Facts:
Common name: Green crab (soft-shell form)
Scientific name: Carcinus maenas
Locations: In and under seaweeds and rocks of the intertidal zone
Seasonality: Available all year
Colors: Bright green to brown
Size: 1" – 4"
Collected: By hand or lobster traps
Quantity: Sold in 5 lb. increments
Note: This is a live marine specimen. Natural variations in size, color, and appearance from photos should be expected. If you would like your order shipped frozen or preserved, please send a request to: info@gulfofme.com

Tidepool Tim shows the destructive digging of invasive green crabs as they devour young soft shell clams on a beach in Pembroke, Maine on Cobscook Bay.

Male (large clawed) and female green crabs.

Male (large clawed) and female green crabs.

Tidepool Tim says, "Green crabs are invasive to the Gulf of Maine, and they are now quite widespread. We find these hiding underneath large, flat rocks in rocky intertidal areas.  We might flip one rock and see 2 or 3 large crabs. When you pick one up, approach it from behind with your hand and pinch its "shoulders" in and forward to brace his claws away from your fingers. The big ones have a strong pinch. Or find a small soft shell to pick up and you won't have to worry."

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