hard crabs

Shore Seafood has been purchasing fresh blue crabs out of the Chesapeake Bay from local waterman and other inland waters for decades. Upon receipt, we inspect for quality and send to our FDA-compliant processing facility, and after another quality inspection, they are perfectly graded by size and prepared into bushel baskets or boxes for shipping. Hard crabs are a preferred choice for any summer occasion.

We have processed hundreds of thousands of bushels of hard crabs through our facilities that have been consumed in restaurants all over the country thanks to the Chesapeake Bay Delights reputation that our customers have depended on for years. In addition to fresh blue crabs, we also steam and season hard crabs so there is no need to worry about mortality and also eliminates the labor and time to steam the crabs.

why chesapeake bay delights?

Freshness

steamed-shipped

Fresh-shipped

The day the crab is pulled from the water is the day it ships - it's that simple. No holdovers, not even a day. It doesn't get any fresher than that. We only ship healthy, lively product.

Fresh-shipped

steamed-shipped

Fresh-shipped

Shipping fresh, hard crabs gives your customers and chefs the freedom to steam, season and prepare the hard crabs the way they want.

steamed-shipped

Simply put - convenience. Since the crabs are already steamed and seasoned at our plant, just re-heat and serve. No labor or extra time is involved.

Quality

Convenience

steamed-shipped

Harvested from their original home in the pristine waters of the Chesapeake Bay, our soft shell crabs are sure to be the best quality crabs you can find, year after year.

Convenience

Since we only ship our hard crabs the day they are harvested we are able to extend our customers more time for delivery to reach their final destination.

Care

Convenience

Hard crabs are a delicacy. We do everything in our power to ensure they arrive alive. Due to environmental factors when shipping live blue crabs, a mortality rate is inevitable but minimal.