Where to Buy
Green Crabs
US Green Crab Retailers & Wholesalers
Green crabs may only be available at these retailers upon request.
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Retail & Wholesale: Wulf’s Fish (Boston, MA): Available frozen in 3lb packs (retail) and live in bushel bags (wholesale)
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Coos Bay: Little Fish - (917) 887-9721 - melissacliver@gmail.com
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Chatham:Shellfish Broker (Wholesale & Retail)
Boston: Wulf’s Fish (Wholesale & Retail), Red’s Best (Wholesale Upon Request)
Dennis: No Fly Zone
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NYC: Greenpoint Fish & Lobster (Wholesale & Retail)
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Providence: Dune Brothers - Wholesale & Retail
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Bath: Stephen Ambrose - 207 258 7615 or steveambrose2021@gmail.com
Pembroke: Gulf of Maine, Inc. - tim@gulfofme.com - 207-726-4620
South Portland: Tide Minded - 207-710-4758
Owl’s Head: John Painter, Maine Green Crabs
York: Shell + Claw
US Green Crab Harvesters
*Harvesters may not be trapping green crabs year-round. Some of these harvesters are licensed to sell directly to restaurants and may be found in the section above.
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New London: Peter Eshenfelder - (860) 460-0561
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Coos Bay: Melissa Cliver - melissacliver@gmail.com - (917) 887-9721
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Bath: Stephen Ambrose - 207 258 7615 or steveambrose2021@gmail.com
Biddeford: Erik Heumiller - hello@theharshmarsh.com
Boothbay: Jesse Roche -jesseroche1975@yahoo.com
Georgetown: Chris Jamison - csjamison@comcast.net
Freeport: Greg Foote - gregfoote05@gmail.com
Friendship: Adrian Phaenephom - adrianphaenephom5@gmail.com - 207-790-4183
Ogunquit: Everett Leach - (207) 608 - 1163
Owl’s Head: John Painter, Maine Green Crabs
Pembroke: Timothy Sheehan, Gulf of Maine Inc. - (207) 726-4620
Rockland: Michael Kelley - michaelkelley524@gmail.com
York: Southern Maine Sustainable Shellfish/ Michael Masi - mmasi.smss@gmail.com
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Barnstable: Anthony Day - (774)-239-1599
Boston: Chuck DiStefano - (617) 365 - 8610
Chatham & Boston:Green Crab Nation
Duxbury, Kingston, Plymouth: Jeff Ladd - 508 409 8428
Marshfield: Pete Mason - (508) 269-8046 - pmkestrel@gmail.com
Plymouth: Nick Buonvicino - (339) 933-2101
Rowley, Ipswich, Essex, Gloucester: Zack Appeltofft - (978) 380 - 4979
Rowley: Brenden Doyle (bdoyle@thegreatmarshshellfishco.com)
Wareham: Rob Minichiello - (617) 334-5936 - fvmollyjean@gmail.com
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Seacoast: Nicole FelDotto: thatsaltyblonde7@gmail.com
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Point Judith: Point Judith Green Crabs
Westerly: Jason Jarvis - buddhajay108@yahoo.com
CA Green Crab Harvesters
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Fredericton: Clinton Pendleton - clinton_pendleton@hotmail.com
Moncton: Lorne Hammond - lornejwh@gmail.com - 1-506-232-8700
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Port Aux Choix: Donald Spence Fisheries: spencehunter465@gmail.com, 1-709-861-7634
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Arichat: Brandon Boudreau - brandonboudreau100@hotmail.com - 1 902 631 4993
Louisdale: Colin Sampson - KTFisheries@outlook.com - 902-623-1693
Louisdale: John Burt - johnburt95@outlook.com - 9026230645
Mahone Bay: Logan Fralic - lfralic1@gmail.com
St. Margarets Bay: Stone Harnish (902) 719-8258, stone_harnish@hotmail.com
Meet the Harvesters:
Pete Mason & Cara Delaney
Pete and Cara have been harvesting green crabs at volume for food and pet products.
Jason Jarvis
Jason Jarvis of Westerly, RI serves as GreenCrab.org’s Harvester Advisor and the Board President of the North American Atlantic Marine Alliance. He’s supplied to James Beard Award-winning restaurants and bait shops alike and is co-owner of Quonnie Fish Co. Pictured is Jason teaching students how to add a ghost panel during Crab Class.
Michael Masi & Sam Sewall
The duo from York, Maine has been harvesting green crabs, molting soft-shells, and collaborating with organizations such as Khmer Maine.
Nicole FelDotto
The NH-based harvester is best known for her page @thatsaltyblonde where she can be seen harvesting green crabs throughout the year, including to restaurants like Tino’s.