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Do you want to try out some of the tasty Dungeness crab recipes we have recommended in previous articles? Or are you a restaurant or business who wants to set up a wholesale account to be able to provide your customers with the most fresh and the best crab selection? Either way, you’re at the right place!  Fathom Seafood, out of Tacoma, Washington, not only allows you to shop at one of two retail stores in Tacoma and Point Ruston (Summer only), but also order live Dungeness crab online to have it shipped to you within 24 hours.  The Dungeness crab...

Once another year rolls over, it is out with the old and in with the new. What was once popular or trending, advances or modifies, or morphs into something else entirely. Trends happen from year to year and are sometimes hard to keep up with, especially in the areas of technology and fashion. The culinary world has its own set of trends: how food is sourced, how food is made, how it is presented, the restaurant environment, and the customer experience...these are all part of culinary trends.  We want 2020 to be over with and to start brand new and...

Photo rights to Island Vibe Cooking Island Vibe Cooking is a youtuber, social influencer, and recipe developer that specializes in Caribbean Cooking and taking everyday dishes and adding that special island flair. When asked to help develop a Dungeness Crab Recipe that featured Fathom Seafood's live Dungeness crab, she immediately started thinking of how to bring the flavor of the islands to this Pacific NorthWest favorite. The Dungeness crabs arrived "Very alive and very fresh" and "its so good and its sweet, yalls just have to get your hands on some live crab!". The crabs arrived from coast to coast and...

Commercial fishermen and women have various tools available that allow them to successfully and efficiently catch live Dungeness crab; although not all tools and methods are equal. Some may be easier to use, yet may not be the best for the environment. Others may be a bit more costly to obtain up front, but may be more sustainable in the long run. More often, nets and pots are common crabbing methods used by fishermen and women and each have their own set of pros and cons.  Continue reading to learn the differences of each, the impact each has on its...