The Mysterious Kona Crab and its Sustainable Fishery | 水產百科網

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Have you ever heard of a Kona crab? Unless you’ve had the good fortune of feasting on them at a gathering of family and friends in Hawaiʻi, you probably haven’t. Kona crab (Ranina ranina, also called "spanner crabs" in other parts of the world) are reddish-orange, squat crabs that live on the sandy ocean bottom where they burrow to hide from predators. They have a mild flavor, and are often cooked simply boiled or Chinese style with ginger, green onions, salt, and white pepper. Given that they reside at deeper depths during the fishing season and are highly perishable once harvested, Kona crabs rarely make it to your local seafood counter. However, according to a recent assessment, the stock is doing well!

Cooked Kona crabs (Photo: NOAA Fisheries).

Although now a relatively small commercial fishery, Kona crabs have...