1 crabs are the largest, heaviest males, No. 2s are smaller males and No. 3s are the smallest crabs, including females. Estimate quantity: Crabs are priced by the crab, by the dozen or by the half or full bushel (a bushel includes between six to seven dozen large crabs).
What are blue crab sizes?
Blue crabs can grow to about 9 inches across (from tip to tip) their hard shell (carapace). However, they are usually harvested before they reach that size. While a blue crab usually weighs about ⅓ pound, the edible portion is much lower.
What size are extra large crabs?
A catch includes both male and female crabs. Both receive exact, traditional grading from smalls (5”-5.5”), mediums (5.5”-6.0”), large (6”-6.5”), extra-large (6.5”-7”), and supers (7” plus). Blue Crab Trading gathers all sizes and both male and female into dozen, ½ bushel or bushel quantities.
How many Number 1 crabs are in a bushel?
Size Dimensions Crabs Per Bushel
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Large 5 ½ 6 inches 72 84 crabs
Medium 5 5 ½ inches 84 96 crabs
What sizes do crabs come in?
Find your size: Crabs range in size from small (4 1/2 to 5 inches across) to jumbo or colossal (larger than 6 inches). Some crab sellers may list their crabs as No.
What size are number 1 crabs?
SIZE NAME CRAB DIMENSIONS CRABS PER BUSHEL
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Number One 6 ½ or more inches 48-60 crabs
Number One/Two 6 6 ½ inches 60 72 crabs
Number Two 5 ½ 6 inches 72 84 crabs
Number Three 5 5 ½ inches 84 96 crabs
What size is a jumbo crab?
Jumbo crabs are simply very large Jimmys. They typically range from 6 ¼ inches and up. These crabs are a rarity and therefore are not always available.
How big is a medium blue crab?
5 to 5 1/2 inches
What are the sizes of blue crab?
SIZE NAME CRAB DIMENSIONS DOZENS PER BUSHEL
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Number One 6 ½ or more inches 4-5 dozen
Number One/Two 6 6 ½ inches 5 6 dozen
Number Two 5 ½ 6 inches 6 7 dozen
Number Three 5 5 ½ inches 7 8 dozen
What size blue crabs are best?
Legal and living: When buying crabs to steam at home, Annapolis Seafood Market manager Mike Herr recommends making sure the crabs are of legal size (at least 5 inches across for males; there is no size limit for mature females) and alive.
How much does a medium blue crab weigh?
An average blue crab weighs about 1/3 pound, but the edible portion is quite low. An experienced crab picker can produce about 2 1/4 ounces of meat from each pound of live blue crabs.
What are the sizes of crabs?
Crab Sizes Jumbo crabs measure from 6 to 6 1/2 inches across. Large are 5 1/2 to 6 inches and medium crabs are 5 to 5 1/2 inches across. Small crabs measure 4 1/2 to 5 inches across and are usually mature females, called "sooks." It is illegal to harvest and keep immature female crabs.