well... i haven't been down to the docks in quite a while, maybe now i have an excuse. last i heard some of the big boys(ocean processor ships) had come to the east coast from alaska and started fishing offshore. this caused quite a stir and steps were taken to get this fishery under gov. control in order to stop the big guys. From what i have heard redcrabbing is now on a limited days fishing schedule.
your best bet for getting a few crabs would be to try and hook up with one of the offshore lobster boats because they occasionally may have a few come up in their traps. i know there were a few smaller boats going out for them and trying to keep them alive using rsw, but i have been out of the game so long i couldn't even get you the names.
but i will try and work a little mojo and see if i can connect. and yes you are right the meat was pretty darn tasty, i'd say even more flavor than lobster. been about 8 years since i have had some. back in the day an average trip when we hit the dock would be about 70,000 lbs. of semi processed crab. shoulda kept some in the freezer
not that it woulda lasted