Opilio crab is caught in wire traps called pots. Pots are typically baited with herring.
Fresh: Product is rarely sold fresh, but a few niche markets exist for live opilio, fresh whole-cooks or fresh sections.
Frozen: The most common product form is as sections (halves of cleaned crab). These sections are either sold as "bulk" (meaning un-sized), or size graded as under 5 ounce, 5-8 ounce and 8 ounce/+ sizes by quality grades of #1 bright-shell or #2 dark-shell. Packing styles on bulk are usually large format (40# to 60# cartons), while size graded opilio sections are typically packed in 10#, 20# or 25# "retail" cartons. Most crab used in domestic markets is cooked and brine-frozen, while export markets in Japan use not only cooked/brine-frozen opilio but also cooked/air-frozen and raw/air-frozen sections
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Product Type:
Crustaceans
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Type:
Crab
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Style:
Fresh
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