Wild caught, Barents Sea, Norway
PELAGIC RESERVE
UAE · Wild · Pure
Red king crab in glass. Four expressions of the same fishery, from whole merus sections stood upright in the jar to hand-picked meat ready to fold into a dish — caught in the Barents Sea off Norway, traceable to the catch, and packed here in the Emirates.
Kept chilled below 8°C and ready the moment you open it. No thawing plan, no picking. You can see exactly what you are buying through the glass — which is the whole point of the format.
Illustrative images. Photographs of the first production run will replace them.
Wild caught
Barents Sea, Norway
Extra large
4L – 7L grading on IMPERIAL
Peak quality
The rarest reserve of the catch
Traceable
Catch certificate and trace record for every lot
Sustainable
Quota-managed fishery
Made in the UAE
Produced and packed under UAE food-safety supervision
FDA registered
Produced in a facility registered with the US FDA
EU Trace
Certified traceability to EU requirements, lot by lot
Tayyib compliant
Certified Tayyib compliant, from catch to jar
The collection
Four tiers, one fishery
The difference between them is grade and cut, not quality. Each is packed in the same Straight-sided glass jar with a flush metal lid, in 500 g and 250 g.
Imperial
4L – 7L Red King Crab
The largest grade of red king crab we pack — whole merus sections, stood upright in the jar.
From AED 362.25
incl. 5% VAT
Sovereign
Up to 3L Red King Crab
Red king crab leg sections up to 3L grade — the working luxury of the range.
From AED 273
incl. 5% VAT
Prestige
Chef Cut Red King Crab
Red king crab leg sections, not all cut clean, together with body and shoulder meat — the cook's jar.
From AED 204.75
incl. 5% VAT
Select
Hand-picked crab meat
Hand-picked meat — the shoulder, knuckle and claw, loose and ready to use.
From AED 152.25
incl. 5% VAT
Why glass
You can see what you are buying
Premium crab is normally sold in a way that hides it — an opaque vacuum pack, a tin, a frozen block. You judge the grade after you have paid for it.
Glass removes that. You can see the grade, the fill and how the sections were packed before you buy, and again before you serve. A jar that has been packed carelessly has nowhere to hide.
The format is also simply easier. Kept chilled below 8°C, the jar is ready the moment it is opened — no overnight thaw, no picking, no plan required.
Chilled, not frozen
Keep below 8°C. No freezer, no thaw.
Visible grade
You judge the fill before you buy, not after.
No preparation
Open it and serve. Nothing to pick or portion.
Reusable
A heavy straight-sided glass jar, worth keeping.
Frequently asked
- Is jarred king crab as good as frozen legs?
- It is a different proposition rather than a lesser one. The jar arrives chilled and ready, so there is no thaw to manage at home — which is where frozen crab usually loses its texture. What you lose is the theatre of a whole leg; what you gain is crab that is ready the moment you open it.
- Does it need to be refrigerated?
- Yes. PELAGIC RESERVE is a chilled product: keep the jar refrigerated below 8°C at all times, from delivery until it is finished. Once opened, keep it cold and use it within a day or two.
- What is the difference between the four tiers?
- Grade and cut. Imperial is 4L–7L red king crab packed as whole merus sections. Sovereign is up to 3L red king crab in leg sections. Prestige is red king crab leg sections, not all cut clean, with body and shoulder meat. Select is hand-picked meat without shell.
- Where does the crab come from?
- It is Norwegian red king crab, wild caught in the Barents Sea and supplied with a catch certificate and trace record for every lot, then produced and packed in the UAE under food-safety supervision, in a facility registered with the US FDA and certified for EU traceability.
- Is it halal?
- PELAGIC RESERVE is certified Tayyib compliant, and certificates are provided on request. Crab is considered permissible by many Islamic scholars as seafood, though rulings vary by school of thought; households and venues with specific requirements should confirm with their own authority.
- How does pre-order work?
- PELAGIC RESERVE is taking pre-orders for the first production run. Choose the tier and size on its page and press pre-order: your WhatsApp opens with the jar, size, quantity and total already filled in. We confirm your delivery date in that thread before taking payment.