Chionoecetes opilio
Snow Crab are shellfish, harvested from a wild capture and sustainable fishery (MSC)
Source: DFO (2018)
ASP Member-Producers:
- Beothic Fish Processors Ltd.
- Golden Shell Fisheries Ltd.
- Green Seafood Ltd.
- Happy Adventure Sea Products (1991) Ltd.
- Independent Fish Harvesters Inc.
- Labrador Fishermen’s Union Shrimp Company Ltd.
- Notre Dame Seafoods Inc.
- Ocean Choice International L.P.
- Quinlan Brothers Ltd.
- Quin-sea Fisheries Ltd.
- St. Anthony Seafoods L.P.
Processed Forms:
- cluster sections
- whole, cooked or raw
- leg meat
- combo meat
- claws
Season:
April – August
Harvest Areas:
2J+3KL
Harvest Method:
- Baited pot traps