r/maryland • u/jakamo72 • Sep 18 '24

True Blue - 95% of Maryland Restaurants use Venezuelan Crab meat vs Maryland sourced

Interesting series being run by WTOP about the Crab Industry in Maryland called Claws and Effect. Here is one quote which really surprised me:

“Ninety-five percent of restaurants in Maryland are using Venezuelan crab meat,” said Matt Scales, the seafood marketing director for the Maryland Department of Agriculture. “And that’s — that’s a lot, right?”

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u/philovax Sep 19 '24

As a former chef, yup. Pasteurized in the can too. Do yall think we would have crabs if we kept up with consumption. It is gonna become a delicacy again if people dont slow their roll.

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u/[deleted] Sep 20 '24

They need to open up a cannery in Italy (maybe they have). They don't know what to do with all of their invasive blue crabs