Alaskan King Crab

The are 4 different species of Alaskan King Crab.

There are Blue King Crab that are a brown-ish color with hints of dark blue. But when they are cooked, they turn red. The Blue King Crab are caught around the St. Matthew Island and the Pribilof Islands.

The Golden King Crab, are caught off the Aleutian Islands. They are the smallest species of King Crab and the most abundant of the species.

Red King Crab is the most popular of the 4 species of King Crab. Their Alaskan King claws are absolutely huge and full of delicious, sweet white meat. These crab are dark red, but when cooked, they turn a fire-engine red. They are caught in the Alaskan cold waters around Bristol Bay and the Norton Sound area's.

The fourth species of King Crab is the Scarlet King Crab that is also caught in the Bering Sea, but is not caught commercially because of it's rare and smaller size of the king crab species.

The King Crab Season is during the cold winter months, mainly between October and January. The length of the seasons can vary from year to year, some lasting only a few days to some lasting a few weeks.

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