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This item is sourced to order. When requested, we immediately contact our sourcing partner to guarantee it gets to you at peak freshness and quality. Depending on the item, wait time may vary.
This beautiful, violet-tinted Box Crab is delivered to us live from California. Brown Box Crabs are a rare, elusive species typically only found as bycatch amidst much more common California Rock Crabs. With a softer shell, sweeter flavor, and an exceptionally high ratio of meat to total weight, it is always a thrill when enough Brown Box Crabs are yielded to feature them among our offers.
Box Crabs are a variety of King Crabs, most closely related to Alaskan Kings and the Hokkaido Hairy Crab. They earned their name for the way their claws tetris together, interlocking like an elaborately wrapped package. In tandem with their impressive size and wet-sandy coloring, this physical eccentricity reinforces their borderline boutique status among specialty fishing ventures. Ours come from our fishing partners in Santa Barbara, southern California.
Please note: This product may take extra time to arrive based on availability from our fishermen.
Fresh
This is a freshly harvested, perishable item that we recommend utilizing promptly upon arrival.
Live Seafood
In order to protect your seafood and ensure its quality upon arrival, this item will incur a surcharge for proper handling and packaging materials. All of our live seafood is selected and inspected for quality upon receiving your order.