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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>==Capture==<br />
[[File:Blue swimming crab capture production thousand tonnes 1965-2022.svg|thumb|Global capture production of ''Portunus pelagicus'' in thousand tonnes from 1965 to 2022, as reported by the [[Food and Agriculture Organization|FAO]]]]<br />
The species is commercially important throughout the Indo-Pacific, where they may be sold as traditional hard shells, or as "[[soft-shell crab|soft-shelled]]" crabs, which are considered a delicacy throughout Asia. The species is highly prized as a substitute for ''[[Callinectes sapidus]]''. This species is fished heavily and almost exclusively for meat consumption in the Persian Gulf, with the females sold at higher prices than males.</div>FuzzyBot