Food safety
Seafood: how long they keep
Fridge, freezer and pantry times for 29 kinds of seafood, from USDA FoodKeeper.
All of them
Caviar (fresh, in jar)
Fridge: 1 to 4 weeks
Cooked fish
Fridge: 3 to 4 days · Freezer: 4 to 6 monthsCooked fish (all)
Fridge: 3 to 4 days · Freezer: 1 to 2 months
Cooked shellfish (all)
Fridge: 3 to 4 days · Freezer: 1 to 3 months
Crab legs (king, dungeness, snow)
Fridge: 2 to 4 days · Freezer: 9 to 12 months
Crab meat (fresh)
Fridge: 1 to 3 days · Freezer: 2 to 4 monthsCrab meat (pasteurized)
Fridge: 10 to 12 months · Freezer: 4 to 10 months
Fatty fish
Fridge: 1 to 2 days · Freezer: 2 to 3 monthsFish (cold smoked, air pack)
Fridge: 14 to 30 days · Freezer: 9 to 12 monthsFish (cold smoked, vacuum pack)
Fridge: 21 to 30 days · Freezer: 9 to 12 monthsFish (hot smoked, air pack)
Fridge: 14 to 45 days · Freezer: 9 to 12 monthsFish (hot smoked, vacuum pack)
Fridge: 14 to 45 days · Freezer: 6 to 12 monthsFresh clams, mussels, oysters
Fridge: 5 to 10 daysFresh lobster tails (cooked)
Fridge: 2 to 3 days · Freezer: 2 to 4 weeksFresh whole lobster (frozen)
Fridge: 1 to 2 days · Freezer: 2 to 4 weeksFresh whole lobster (live)
Fridge: 1 dayHerring (glass packed, in wine sauce)
Fridge: 4 to 6 months
Lean fish
Fridge: 1 to 2 days · Freezer: 6 to 8 monthsLean fish
Fridge: 1 to 2 days · Freezer: 4 to 8 monthsLive clams, mussels, crab, and oysters
Fridge: 1 to 2 days · Freezer: 2 to 3 monthsRaw fatty fish
Fridge: 1 to 2 days · Freezer: 2 to 3 monthsRaw lean fish
Fridge: 1 to 2 days · Freezer: 6 to 8 monthsRaw shrimp and similar shellfish
Fridge: 1 to 2 days · Freezer: 3 to 6 months
Scallops
Fridge: 1 to 3 days · Freezer: 6 to 18 months
Shrimp, crayfish
Fridge: 1 to 3 days · Freezer: 6 to 18 monthsShucked clams, mussels, and oysters
Fridge: 3 to 10 days · Freezer: 3 to 4 monthsSmoked fish
Fridge: 14 days · Freezer: 2 months
Squid
Fridge: 1 to 3 days · Freezer: 6 to 18 monthsSurimi seafood
Fridge: Until the use-by date on the package · Freezer: 9 monthsMore news
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