Ireland’s Professional Crab and Shellfish Suppliers

Westcoastcrabsales  is a leading Irish company specializing in catching and supplying top quality Brown Crab and European Lobster and it supplies these products to both domestic and international markets. They have been supplying their products in Ireland, United Kingdom and Mariland markets and Europe countries include France, Spain and Portugal Countries markets  for over 35 years. It is also exporting live brown crabs to the Asia market in countries such as China and Hong Kong. It uses the high quality fishing methods fishing methods and maintain better relationships with their customers. This is a family run business and it is in leading position in this field who is providing the excellent and best quality services. This company is a family owned fishing industry for four generations fishing off the rich coastal waters of the West of Ireland.

Brown Crab:
Brown crabs can occupy and can live from a sandy gravel to seabed to rocky reefs. The brown crabs cover a wide range of depths, from rock pools along the seashore to a depth of 100 fathoms. Brown crab is by its distinctive “pie-crust” carapace which has reddish brown on the upper side and place creamy yellow underneath. It has a very large black tipped claws, which are the perfect and very effective tools fro feeding and fighting. Reproduction process is occurring in winter season. Between 250000 to 3000000fertilized eggs are produced in the female’s abdomen for up to eight months until the eggs will hatch.

European Lobster and Shellfish:
The European Lobster body has dark blue with cream or yellow spots above and inside body has more uniform yellow color. It has a two clause, one claw is for crushing while the other is for cutting. The fishing season is starting from March through to October, the season is depending on the weather. Lobster can live for at least 20 years and up to 40 years or more. The minimum landing size is 87mm carapace length of 4-8 years of Lobster.

To know more details about their supply and exporting services in Ireland, visit http://westcoastcrabsales.com/about-us/