Seafood
Fish and shellfish spoil fast. Storage windows for raw, cooked, and canned seafood.
Fresh fish and shellfish are among the shortest refrigerator windows in the catalog — typically 1–2 days raw — because their flesh and native flora spoil quickly even at 40°F. Freezer guidance here is about quality (drying, rancidity, texture), not an indefinite “still fine” claim.
Keep seafood cold from store to fridge, and discard anything held above 40°F beyond the two-hour danger-zone rule. Canned seafood follows canned-food safety once the can is sound; after opening, treat it as refrigerated leftovers. For outages, see power outage.
Fish
fridge 1–3 days · freezer 6–8 months spoils fast — cook or freeze Salmon
fridge 1–3 days · freezer 2–3 months spoils fast — cook or freeze Shrimp
fridge 3–5 days · freezer 6–18 months standard windows Canned Tuna
fridge 3–4 days · freezer 3 months standard windows Cod
fridge 1–3 days · freezer 6–8 months spoils fast — cook or freeze Tilapia
fridge 1–3 days · freezer 6–8 months spoils fast — cook or freeze Halibut
fridge 1–3 days · freezer 6–8 months spoils fast — cook or freeze Flounder
fridge 1–3 days · freezer 6–8 months spoils fast — cook or freeze Haddock
fridge 1–3 days · freezer 6–8 months spoils fast — cook or freeze Fresh Tuna
fridge 1–3 days · freezer 2–3 months spoils fast — cook or freeze Mackerel
fridge 1–3 days · freezer 2–3 months spoils fast — cook or freeze Catfish
fridge 1–3 days · freezer 2–3 months spoils fast — cook or freeze Crab
fridge 2–4 days · freezer 2–4 months spoils fast — cook or freeze Lobster
fridge Cook live same day; cooked 3–4 days · freezer Cooked meat ~3 months standard windows Clams
fridge Live: while alive · freezer Shucked 3–4 months standard windows Mussels
fridge Live: while alive · freezer Shucked 3–4 months standard windows Oysters
fridge Live: while alive; shucked: 1–2 days · freezer Shucked 3–4 months standard windows Scallops
fridge 1–2 days · freezer 3–6 months spoils fast — cook or freeze Squid
fridge 1–2 days · freezer 3–6 months spoils fast — cook or freeze
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