- 1). Put absorbent pads in the bottom of the cooler. Line the cooler bottom with a plastic liner. Place frozen gel packs into cooler bottom. Add a second liner over top of the gel pack.
- 2). Place crabs in container, making sure they have space to move around slightly. Include seaweed if possible as well as tinier refrigerated gel packs around the crabs if size of the container permits. Do not seal the bag as this can suffocate the crabs.
- 3). Add another gel pack on top by taping securely to the top of the container lid. Close the container using at least three strips of packaging tape at least 2 inches wide.
- 4). Pack the cooler into a corrugated cardboard box. Secure any open flaps and seal any seams with pressure sensitive packaging tape. Mark the box as "perishable."
- 5). Take box immediately to your shipping company of choice, Fedex, UPS, or USPS. Ship it as overnight delivery.
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