Green Crab Week
Green Crab Week

The European green crab (Carcinus maenas) is commonly considered one of the “world’s worst invasive species” and its populations and range are expected to expand with climate change. Green crabs were first introduced to New England over 200 years ago and currently pose a massive threat to the region’s most valuable fisheries and vulnerable ecosystems. Fortunately, green crab is also a delicious, sustainable seafood that can be served soft-shell, fermented, shucked for roe, or transformed into stocks, sauces, and soups.

From June 20th to 29th, join us in celebrating Green Crab Week with restaurants, fish markets, harvesters, and organizations across the US. Below you’ll find a list of 75+ restaurants and fish markets offering green crab and a list of events from dinners to crab hunts to educational events.

New Hampshire

New York

Oklahoma

Rhode Island

South Carolina

Tennessee

Washington, D.C.

Virginia

Connecticut

Massachusetts

Maine

Connecticut

Maine

Massachusetts

New York

Rhode Island

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Please refer to state and federal regulations regarding interstate transfer, sale, and capture of invasive green crabs. Selling and transporting live green crab is not legal in all states. Those with crustacean or shellfish allergies should not consume green crab.

Support Green Crab Week restaurant outreach efforts & free educational programming. Learn more here.

Green Crab Week

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The Green Crab Guide: In the Field & In the Kitchen by Manomet and NH Sea Grant

Cooking with Green Crabs FAQ w/ The Shipwright’s Daughter

Chef Hub: Chef-Geared Recipes and Tutorials,

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Shipwright's Daughter Green Crab Week
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