Crab fisheries

"crabbing" redirects here. For other uses, see crabbing (disambiguation).
Small crab boat in harbour at A Illa de Arousa, Galicia, Spain

Crab fisheries are fisheries which capture or farm crabs. True crabs make up 20% of all crustaceans caught and farmed worldwide, with about 1.4 million tonnes being consumed annually. The horse crab, Portunus trituberculatus, accounts for one quarter of that total. Other important species include flower crabs (Portunus pelagicus), snow crabs (Chionoecetes), blue crabs (Callinectes sapidus), edible or brown crabs (Cancer pagurus), Dungeness crab (Metacarcinus magister), and mud crabs (Scylla serrata), each of which provides more than 20,000 tonnes annually.[1]

  1. ^ "Global Capture Production 1950-2008". Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Archived from the original on January 23, 2016. Retrieved August 26, 2006.