[Explanation] As the weather gradually gets warmer, Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs usher in the best time to put crab species.
[Explanation] At the breeding base of Yangcheng Lake Hairy Crab Industry Research Institute in Xiadong Village, Bacheng Town, Kunshan City, Jiangsu Province, the breeding experts are sorting and cultivating high-quality crab seedlings.
[Concurrent] Li Wei, Deputy Director of Kunshan Aquatic Products Technology Promotion Station
Separating the male and female crabs caught from the crab pond and raising the male and female crabs separately can reduce the fighting between the crabs and ensure its survival rate.
[Explanation] Crab seedlings are generally placed between January and March, and February is the peak period for crab seedlings.
A Yangcheng Lake hairy crab, from the big-eyed larvae when it was first introduced, to the now coin-sized button crab, to the adult crab with double harvest in September and October, requires more than a year of careful breeding.
[Concurrent] Nie Zhengwei, Breeding Technician, Yangcheng Lake Hairy Crab Industry Research Institute, Kunshan City
In Bacheng, 1,000 to 1,200 per mu are generally put in, and the catch rate is about 60%. Generally, the size of the crabs grown is more than 4 taels for male crabs and more than 3 taels for female crabs, so the yield per mu is about 250 jin. .
[Explanation] In 2022, the local output of hairy crabs in Yangcheng Lake is expected to be around 3,000 tons, with a total output value of over 500 million yuan.
Min Yuanyi Du Jiang Ge Yong reports from Kunshan, Jiangsu
Responsible editor: [Lu Yan]