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Shellfish: Shelf Life Chart

Counter, fridge and freezer times for shellfish, sealed or opened, collected in one sortable chart. Every figure comes from USDA FoodKeeper and was re-checked November 2026.

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Storage times from USDA FoodKeeper · printed from diagxcar.com · keep it on your fridge door.

			Good to freeze?	Fridge, sealed	Countertop
Clams	1–2 days	2–3 months	Yes	—	2 hours
Cooked crab	3–4 days	1–3 months	Yes	—	2 hours
Cooked lobster tails	2–3 days	2–4 weeks	Yes	—	2 hours
Cooked shellfish	3–4 days	1–3 months	Yes	—	2 hours
Cooked shrimp	3–4 days	1–3 months	Yes	—	2 hours
Crab legs	2–4 days	9–12 months	Yes	—	2 hours
Crayfish	1–3 days	6–18 months	Yes	—	2 hours
Dungeness crab	2–4 days	9–12 months	Yes	—	2 hours
Fresh clams and mussels	5–10 days	Not recommended	No	—	2 hours
Fresh crab meat	1–3 days	2–4 months	Yes	—	2 hours
Frozen whole lobster	1–2 days	2–4 weeks	Yes	—	2 hours
King crab legs	2–4 days	9–12 months	Yes	—	2 hours
Live clams, mussels and oysters	1–2 days	2–3 months	Yes	—	2 hours
Live lobster	1 day	Not recommended	No	—	2 hours
Mussels	1–2 days	2–3 months	Yes	—	2 hours
Oysters	1–2 days	2–3 months	Yes	—	2 hours
Pasteurized crab meat	3–5 days	4–10 months	Yes	10–12 months	2 hours
Scallops	1–3 days	6–18 months	Yes	—	2 hours
Shrimp	1–3 days	6–18 months	Yes	—	2 hours
Shrimp cocktail	3–4 days	1–3 months	Yes	—	2 hours
Shucked oysters, clams and mussels	3–10 days	3–4 months	Yes	—	2 hours
Snow crab legs	2–4 days	9–12 months	Yes	—	2 hours
Squid	1–3 days	6–18 months	Yes	—	2 hours