DTR Crabs

Bushel prices

Live, lively and local. Two grades: #1 Jimmies (big, heavy males) and #2s (smaller or lighter crabs, lower price). Pick the grade and size that fit your crew.

A bushel basket being filled with live blue crabs at a seafood market — A bushel of live blue crabs

🚚 Next-day delivery:

⚡ Same-day delivery: + same-day crab pricing (), upon availability
Order by 1 PM (Eastern) for same-day

📍 Local pickup in : fee. Same-day pickup at same-day crab prices, upon availability

Do we deliver to you?

Enter the ZIP code where the crabs are going (your rental or home).

📍 Prefer to grab them yourself? Pick up in with . Choose "Pickup" on the order form.

🦀 New · DTR Crabs gear

Crab Tools & Gear

Add them to your crab order and they come right along with your delivery or pickup. No shipping, no extra fee.

🦀 The DTR Crab Feast Kit

Everything you need to crack, pick, and enjoy your crabs like a local. Made right here on the Outer Banks, with our name on every piece.

Crab Crackers: they snap right through claws, with a small jaw for legs and a big jaw for the claws.
Crab Mallet: a solid head that screws onto the handle, ready to tap those shells open.
Crab Picker: a fork on one end to pull meat out of the legs, and a little scoop on the other for that sweet backfin.
Leg Cutter: slide a leg in, give it a pull, and the shell splits right open.

Choose your kit Feast KitAll four tools Feast Kit + black teeAdd a black DTR Crabs tee so you look the part while you pick

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Or just the pieces you need

Crab Crackers

They snap right through claws, with a small jaw for legs and a big jaw for the claws.

Crab Mallet

A solid head that screws onto the handle, ready to tap those shells open.

Crab Picker

A fork on one end to pull meat out of the legs, and a little scoop on the other for that sweet backfin.

Red DTR CRABS crab leg shell cutter — Photo coming soon

Leg Cutter

Slide a leg in, give it a pull, and the shell splits right open.

Shirt photo coming soon

Black DTR Crabs Tee

Our black tee with the white DTR Crabs crab, so you look the part while you pick.

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👕 Sizes S, M, L, XL and 2XL
🚚 Comes with your crabs, no shipping

Grab the whole kit or just the pieces you need. They make a perfect souvenir, too!

Order your crabs

Choose delivery or local pickup, pick a day, fill in your details, then pay. We'll text or call to confirm.

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Delivery or pickup 🚚 Deliveryto your door 📍 Pickupin , fee

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How it works

Check your ZIP

We deliver to Kitty Hawk, Kill Devil Hills and Nags Head, or pick up in .

Pick a day

. Same-day upon availability, order by 1 PM.

Pay your way

Pay online with a secure link or pay at the door.

Steam & enjoy

Live crabs arrive cool and kicking. Cook within a few hours.

From the water to your table

Live blue crabs in, bright orange-red Old Bay crabs out.

A heaping pile of steamed blue crabs coated in crab seasoning — Steamed & seasoned

Close-up of a live blue crab with bright blue claws — Live Atlantic blue crab

People crabbing from a dock on Bodie Island on the Outer Banks — Crabbing on the Outer Banks

Live blue crabs being scooped into a bushel basket — Filling a bushel

Steamed blue crabs dusted with Old Bay seasoning — Bright orange-red with Old Bay

Questions & answers

How fresh are the crabs?

Your crabs are caught fresh the day of delivery and arrive live. For the best flavor and safety, cook them within a few hours of delivery. Until then:

Keep them cool and damp: in a cooler or bushel basket in the shade, covered with a damp towel or burlap. Ice on top in a bag (not loose) helps.
Don't submerge them in water or let them sit in melted ice water; it will kill them.
Only cook crabs that are alive. Toss any that died before cooking.

How do I steam blue crabs with Old Bay?

Add about 1–2 inches of water and a splash of vinegar (or beer) to a big pot with a rack or steamer basket.
Bring it to a rolling boil, then layer the crabs in, sprinkling Old Bay (and a little salt) generously over each layer.
Cover tightly and steam about 20–30 minutes, until the shells are bright orange-red all over.
Dump them on a newspaper-covered table, add more Old Bay, melted butter and vinegar, and pick away.

Where do you deliver, and how much is delivery?

When will my crabs arrive? What's the order cutoff?

What's the difference between #1 and #2 crabs?

How does same-day pricing work?

Same-day orders: no charge until we confirm

Same-day orders depend on today's catch, so a same-day order is a request, and you're not charged anything when you place it. We'll text you shortly to confirm. Once we confirm, we'll text you a payment link. If we can't fill it today, we'll let you know, there's nothing to refund, and we'll gladly get you crabs the next day instead if you'd like.

Can I pick up?

How far ahead can I order? Are you open all year?

You can book up to 10 days ahead. We're closed in January, when North Carolina closes crab pots north of the Highway 58 bridge (including the Outer Banks). Crabs are at their best from about April through November.

Are you licensed?

Yes. DTR Crabs is a licensed North Carolina seafood dealer, and we follow all NC Division of Marine Fisheries rules on size, season and handling.

How does payment work?

Owner view: saved orders

Orders saved in this browser. Nothing is sent automatically: use the copy / text / email buttons to message customers yourself.

💲 Prices

Type this week's full-bushel price for each grade and tap Save. The 1/4, 1/2 and same-day prices are figured automatically.

#1 Jimmies: full bushel ($)

#2 crabs: full bushel ($)

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