Crab Jonah

THE JONAH CRAB CAME INTO THE MARKET DURING THE 1990S WHEN SUPPLIERS WERE LOOKING FOR A CHEAPER ALTERNATIVE TO OTHER MORE EXPENSIVE SPECIES. OFTEN CAUGHT IN LOBSTER TRAPS, THESE ANIMALS WERE MOST TIMES THROWN BACK. THE JONAH CRAB HAVE BIGGER CLAWS AND DARKER, HEAVIER TEXTURE THAN DUNGENESS CRAB. THEY CAN BE FOUND FROM NOVA SCOTIA TO NORTHERN FLORIDA WITH A HIGH CONCENTRATION IN THE NEW ENGLAND AREA.