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Alaskan Snow Crab
The Alaskan Snow Crab are mainly caught by Commercial fishermen fishing in the Bering Sea and Chukchi Sea. Their habitat, is in real cold waters. Like other crustaceans (shell fish), Snow Crab grow by molting when they shed their exterior, (shell/exo-skeleton). Then they grow tissue to fill each new, larger exo-skeleton. They molt several times per year when they are young but only once per year when they get larger and mature. The average snow crab weighs around 5 pounds.
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Life Span of Snow Crab
Reproduction of Snow Crab Females have high reproductive potential and may produce up to several hundreds of thousands of eggs per year. However, when they stop growing, they molt one last time after reaching maturity. Their carapace width rarely grows beyond 3 inches. The male snow crab, however, can live up to 14 years and can reach up to 6 inches carapace width.
Distinguished Alaskan Snow Crab If you ever watch "The Deadliest Catch" that runs on the History Channel, you will notice the difference between the two, King Crab and the, (Oplilio Crab), Queen Crab. Both are very large crab, but when they catch a full pot of King they may only have 60 or 80 (average, they hope!) in their pots. But in a full pot of the opilio snow crab, they may have more than 200 in a pot. So they are still relatively smaller than the Alaskan King Crab. If you would like to know how to cook crab legs, click here. Crab-O-Licious.com will show you how to clean crab and how to cook crab legs. Plus, you'll find a lot of great snow crab recipes here as well. See more types of crab.
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Alaskan Snow Crab Facts: Alaskan Snow Crab landings were 34.1 million pounds in 2007, valued at over $50 million, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admininstration (NOAA).
Alaskan Snow Crab are the shellfish that are commonly served at all you can eat buffets all across America.
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