Lobsters & crabs

Your customers appreciate a lunch or dinner with cachet and enjoy dishes with a refined taste and luxurious look. That's exactly what lobsters and crabs offer. Krijn Verwijs ensures you can choose from the best and most beautiful examples all year round. Thanks to our large network, we can supply them whenever you need them.

Provenance

Krijn Verwijs lobsters come from Canada, Scotland, Wales and our own Eastern Scheldt. Canada is a real lobster country. The bays and waters there are a perfect habitat for lobsters and crabs. Because Canada is very large, there will always be an area where it is top season for lobster fishing. And that's where you'll find Krijn Verwijs. The same goes for Europe. In this way, Krijn Verwijs can guarantee delicious fresh lobsters all year round. Likewise for crabs, which we source from the Wadden Sea, the UK and Ireland.

Cultivation and harvest

Lobsters and crabs are not cultivated, they live in natural conditions. Crabs are mostly found on rocky coasts, up to 100 metres deep. They can grow up to 25 cm long and weigh up to 4.5 kg. During the fishing season, they are caught in baskets or drag nets.

Lobsters also like a rocky sea floor. Lobster fishing takes place using lobster pots. In the Eastern Scheldt, the lobster season officially begins on the last Thursday of March and lasts until 15 July.

Processing

After being caught, the lobsters and crabs are taken to Krijn Verwijs, where they are put in a special basin containing purified water from the Eastern Scheldt. Here we mimic natural conditions so that they remain at their best. They stay here for between a few days and a few weeks before being delivered to you.

Packing

The lobsters are first wrapped in damp paper so that they do not dry out. They are then put into waxed reusable boxes, individually or together up to a maximum of 8 kg per box.