As a seafood dealer, Washington Crab is the main compliance enforcer that fishermen interact with. We are a very transparent and open partner with North Carolina Marine Fisheries (we are actually used as a training site for new marine enforcement officers). The owner of Washington Crab, is the vice president of NC Catch, a non-profit organization that helps educate all stake holders about the NC seafood industry and has an active voice with the creation of fisheries policies and seafood branding in North Carolina. This translate to strict compliance standards when inspecting and buying seafood from fishermen. This enables quality, sustainable seafood to be processed and sold to our local community at equitable pricing.
Washington Crab
252-946-5796
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About Washington Crab
Washington Crab is a seafood dealer & processor located at the top of the Pamlico in North Carolina, in little Washington. We are known for our blue crabs, oysters, and shrimp, but handle a very large variety of seafood. We have a retail store and multiple farmer markets that sell direct to the public, as well as, a robust wholesale delivery route. We also have our own seafood restaurant!
Seafood Offered
American lobster, Black drum, Bluefish, Dungeness crab, Flounder, Grouper, Hard clams, King crab, Mackerel, Mussels, Oysters, Pompano, Rockfish, Salmon, Scallops, Sheepshead, Shrimp, Snapper, Snow crab, Speckled trout, Striped bass, Swordfish, Tilefish, Triggerfish, Tuna, Wahoo, Blue Crab1
Locations
30
Number of Fishermen Sourced From
52
Years in Business
What are the Local Catch core values?
The value statements outlined below aim to create a higher level of accountability and trust, both internally within the network and externally to the public, in order to advance the movement of Community Supported Fisheries (CSF) and like-minded community-based seafood operations.
- Community-Based Fisheries
- Fair Access
- Fair Price
- Eating with the Ecosystem
- Traceable and Simple Supply Chains
- Catch and Handle with Honor
- Community and Ecosystem Based Fisheries Management
- Honoring the Ocean
- Creativity and Collaboration