{"product_id":"whale-safe-local-dungeness-crab-cooked","title":"Whale Safe Dungeness Crab - Cooked","description":"\u003ch1\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003eFor the first time, a testing permit allows this fleet to dump traps and harvest crab in the spring, even as humpback whales migrate north to their summer feeding grounds off the Pacific coast.\" \u003cem\u003e- CBS NEWS\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe're very lucky to be partnered up with the one crab boat in the fleet that has an experimental fisheries permit for \u003cstrong\u003eWhale Safe Dungeness Crab\u003c\/strong\u003e. Our dear friend and local die-hard fisherman \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCaptain Brand Little has applied for and obtained this single permit.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIMPORTANT CRAB INFO:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1 count\/ea crab per order.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDelivered to our warehouse live, then delivered to your door cooked (not live). \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThese are WHOLE crabs. Make sure you have your crab cracker handy. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAll crabs weigh at least over 1.75# live, and are at least 1.5# cooked when they arrive to your door. This is our quality control benchmark for cooked crabs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLocal Bay Area delivery only. Not available for shipping at this time.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eALL ABOUT OUR NEW CRABS!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInstead of crab traps all being visible with a line and buoy for each trap, the crab pots are all tied together in a long line with the rope staying at the bottom. There is one buoy that is released by remote control for the very first pot.  When Brand's boat, the Pale Horse, is above the first in the line of crab pots, he releases the buoy, it comes to the surface and then they pull the full line of pots up on the boat. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe can only do 50 pots out of his 400 pot normal permit. His is great in terms of protecting the \u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003ewhales\u003c\/span\u003e from potential entanglement while still enabling the crab fishermen to make a living and provide us with amazing local crabs. Read more about Captain Brand Little's exciting new 'pop up' crab pot technology \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/sanfrancisco\/news\/pop-up-crab-pots-dungeness-california\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pacific Coast","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44390253920508,"sku":"","price":40.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0430\/7065\/2581\/files\/DUNGENESSCRAB.jpg?v=1779984765","url":"https:\/\/www.fourstarseafood.com\/products\/whale-safe-local-dungeness-crab-cooked","provider":"Four Star Seafood and Provisions","version":"1.0","type":"link"}