Are there restrictions on bringing back fresh crab (legal size) from US back to Canada?

[ge604fish]

If you go fishing in washington (with license) , and catch live crabs, are you allowed to bring them back to Canada?

From what i read, meats going to US is a big no no but coming back to Canada seems a whole different story. As far as I know, live and fresh seafood has no restrictions other than a few species. I assume we'll be limited to the catch limit as defined in BC (and of course be saltwater licensed) ?

Am I likely to be pulled into secondary if I declare whole crabs? If anyone has experience, specifically with crabbing, that would be great!

thanks!

 

[RiverBoy]

just let them crawl around your car and if the border goons question you, tell them they’re your pets

 

[Hardy Guy]

Have your licence, have the regs to show them the limit and you would be good to go. I have never had issues with fish. I declare it, and then when they asked what meat do you have and I say fish , they have always just said thanks carry on. You would not be limited to the BC catch regs legally fishing in another jurisdiction.

 

[wolf]

Have to ask WHY??

 

[RiverBoy]

Have to ask WHY??

maybe he has a place just over the line? my guess anyway. i have friends that have places in Birch Bay / Sandy Point area and the crabbing is unreal.

 

[silver surfer]

Make sure they are vaccinated!

 

[wolf]

I get that but crabbing is great all over , I personally dont know the rules over there as I know they have really weird ones.

 

[RiverBoy]

I get that but crabbing is great all over , I personally dont know the rules over there as I know they have really weird ones.

sucks up here in CR

 

[Mozart]

You’re fine coming through land border.

 

[hippaisland]

Are you asking because the legal size is slightly smaller and you’ll have live crabs on-board(or in car). Haven’t bothered looking in ages but I believe in the past the Washington legal size was smaller(can’t remember the difference).