One death in a box can affect on the quality of other crabs in the same box, and may
result in the box (usually 14+ kg) being rejected.
If available, slow crabs can be put into recovery tanks or ponds to see if they can
regain condition and become of suitable quality for packing. Such facilities should be
carefully monitored and mortalities removed as soon as possible. Otherwise, these
crabs can be frozen, cooked or processed for meat.