Red King Crab
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From:U.S. - AK - Bristol BayMethod:Wild, pot/trap
There are three species of king crab commonly found in the marketplace. They are distributed from British Columbia around the North Pacific to the Sea of Japan and have adapted to cold environments including continental shelf habitat in polar regions. Red king crab is the most common and the most commercially important across the Pacific Ocean and the Bering Sea. King crabs typically live 20 to 30 years making them moderately vulnerable to fishing pressure. The traps also catch several other species of marine life and cause some impact to seafloor habitats. Alaskan based fisheries are considered to be a more sustainable choice.
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- Common Name(s)Alaska king crab, Red king crab, Golden king crab, Blue king crab, Golden king crab
- Scientific Name(s)Paralithodes camtschaticus (red king crab)
