[Explanation] The autumn breeze makes the crab's feet itchy.
September 7 is the 15th solar term in the "Twenty-Four Solar Terms"-Bailu. The reporter learned from the Suzhou Yangcheng Lake Hairy Crab Industry Association that recently, Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs are undergoing their last molting this year and will soon be caught.
[Explanation] At present, hairy crabs are undergoing the last molting from "June yellow" to mature "hairy crabs", and there is still about half a month before the start of the catch.
[Concurrent] Jiang Shan, Vice President of Suzhou Yangcheng Lake Hairy Crab Industry Association
This is the last shell of the crab, which means that the crab will mature after the last molting.
[Explanation] After the last molting, hairy crabs have gained weight, sturdy physique, and full-bodied.
Starting from January 1 this year, a ten-year ban on fishing in the Yangtze River Basin has been implemented. The water quality and ecological environment of Yangcheng Lake have been significantly improved. getting bigger.
After the last molting, the hairy crab entered the sprint period of "growing flesh".
[Concurrent] Jiang Shan, Vice President of Suzhou Yangcheng Lake Hairy Crab Industry Association
After the two crabs have molted their shells, their color has changed, and they have become green shells and white belly. Now they grow meat longer, they are mature, and they can be marketed.
[Explanation] On the bank of Yangcheng Lake, Wang Zheng, the person in charge of the New Farmer Crab House in Kunshan City, is doing preparations before the start of the hairy crabs. He told reporters that the current Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs are growing in good condition, and I believe this year's harvest will also be good.
According to reports, the price of hairy crabs in Yangcheng Lake this year is basically the same as last year. Taking four-two males and three-two females as examples, the price per catty is maintained at about 150 to 160 yuan.
[Concurrent] Crab farmer Wang Zheng
I am from Kunshan, and Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs are our business card. This year I have raised 30 acres of crabs on the surface of the water. Every day I go to the Yangcheng Lake seine net to check the growth of the crabs and make preparations before catching them.
[Explanation] In the Gaochun National Modern Agricultural Industrial Park in Nanjing, the growth of Gucheng Lake crabs here has reached the final stage. Farmers manage their crab ponds and increase online pre-sales. They are busy for this year's harvest.
In front of the camera, Fang Jinyue, who has many years of breeding experience, is rowing a canoe in the crab pond to salvage aquatic plants.
He created a high-quality ecological environment by stocking high-quality seedlings, rationally arranging aquatic plants, and adjusting the feed according to the different growth stages of the crabs. The crabs raised were large in size and good in quality.
[Concurrent] Fang Jinyue, a crab farmer
This is a four-two-three female crab, and this is a four-two-five male crab. The size of the crab this year is not bad.
[Explanation] At the scene, Fang Jinyue fished out several crabs from the crab pond, and judged the growth of the crabs from the color, size and hardness of the crab shells.
By setting up technical management and breeding production teams, and taking advantage of his own R&D and production of biological feed and microbial water quality improvers, the level of ecological aquaculture in the area has been greatly improved.
[Concurrent] Fang Jinyue, a crab farmer
The Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching soon, and our crabs have received many orders online. The Green Pine Ecological Company, including the park, has given us great support for breeding. We have great confidence in the later sales and production.
[Explanation] Fang Jinyue introduced to us that since the beginning of this year, crabs have grown very well, strong and solid, and the output is expected to reach 400,000 jin.
Dong Weihai, Cai Wei, Ge Yong reports from Jiangsu
Editor in charge: 【Luo Pan】