On August 22, in a crab breeding base in the west of Lake Gaoyou, Jiangsu, crabs emerged from the water and lay motionless for a long time in the shade of the crab pond.
According to the owner of the crab pond, the maximum temperature today reached 40 degrees, and crabs also need to escape the heat.
Yangzhou has 510,000 mu of river crab breeding area.
August is a critical period for the growth of hairy crabs. Farmers said that due to the high temperature this year, the hairy crabs molted from 5 times to 4 times. The molting time was delayed, and the overall size and output were not as good as in previous years.
(Producing Liu Peng video from Yangzhou TV)
Responsible editor: [Luo Pan]