In addition, the snow crab has four pairs of slender legs and a pair of short and clumsy claws.
Crab claws have short, hard spines that look a bit like hairy claws.
Gray-eyed snow crabs grow slowly and go through 11 growth stages in their lifetime.
This is the smaller member of the snow crab family, with an average weight of about 1 kilogram.
The catch of gray-eyed snow crab has dropped significantly in recent years, with the global catch in 2015 being about 150,000 tons.
By 2018, the catch had dropped to 104,000 tons due to quota reductions and other factors.
The red-eyed snow crab belongs to the same genus as the gray-eyed snow crab, and its size is more than twice that of the gray-eyed snow crab.
Compared with the bright-eyed snow crab, the red-eyed snow crab is fatter and more attractive.
Meaty and delicious, red-eyed snow crab once became the main commercial crab species.
Commercial fishing of red-eyed snow crab began in the mid-1960s.
Developed in Alaska, when local crab fishermen began harvesting red-eyed snow crabs in large numbers.
In less than five years, the catch of red-eyed snow crab quickly reached 35,000 tons, exceeding the catch of king crab at that time.
It was not until 1978 that the number of its flocks began to decline sharply.
Because the number of red-eyed snow crabs has decreased, many fishermen have focused their attention on gray-eyed snow crabs.
Only then did the gray-eyed snow crab really start to show its prominence.
In terms of taste, Ye Yuan personally thinks that the red-eyed snow crab is more delicious. After all, it is meaty and delicious, isn't it?
For China, snow crab is one of the imported species, and the price is also very expensive, especially in this world. It has not yet reached the fishing season and is rarely available on the market.
Take the restaurant in Blue Island as an example. If you want to eat snow crab at this time, even if you can buy it, it will cost more than 400 yuan per pound. Of course, this is the price of the restaurant.
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The crew members all looked happy when they saw so many snow crabs.
They knew without Ye Yuan's explanation that this was a high-end product, and the commission this time would definitely not be less.
Ye Yuan picked up a basket of snow crabs,
"Fat man! Fat man!"
Gong Hongzhuang heard Ye Yuan's call and ran out of the cabin quickly.
Ye Yuan pointed to the basket of snow crabs in front of him and said:
"I will improve it at noon and let everyone try it!"
Before Gong Hongzhuang could speak, Yu Hongbo on the side quickly interjected:
"Boss, this thing is quite expensive, let's not eat it, right?"
"Lao Yu, we are just fishermen, what's wrong with eating some of our catch? Listen to me, we will eat snow crab for noon today!"
Ye Yuan knew what Yu Hongbo was thinking, but he didn't think there was anything wrong with giving the crew a few snow crabs.
After hearing what his boss said, Yu Hongbo couldn't hold on any longer, but he still suggested:
"Boss, we don't need to eat these. I see that several of them have broken legs. Why don't we eat those with broken legs?"
Ye Yuan also had nothing to do with Yu Hongbo. He was thinking about himself as the boss, so it was hard for him to criticize him, right?
"Okay! You and Fatty just have to figure it out!"
After saying that, Ye Yuan left the deck straight away.
Yu Hongbo winked at the fat man, and Gong Hongzhuang obediently put back the box of snow crabs that Ye Yuan had picked out, and then picked up the disabled crabs among the crab piles.
Watching the snow crabs being sorted, baskets of them were sent into the freezer.
Only then did all the crew members have time to move around. Ma Hua, You Zhiyong and others gathered around Ye Yuan.
"Boss, I heard that there are special crab fishing boats in Alaska. Their income must be very high, right? What do you think we should go there once we have time?"
You Zhiyong handed over a cigarette and then asked.
Ye Yuan took the cigarette handed over by You Zhiyong, and Ma Hua quickly helped light it.
He looked up at several crew members who looked eager to try, leaned against the side of the ship, blew out a smoke ring, and then said leisurely:
"You only see dogs eating meat, but you don't see it when dogs eat shit."
Ma Hua asked with a puzzled look:
"What did the boss say? They are all captured, what's the difference?"
Ye Yuan rolled his eyes at this guy and didn't bother to talk to him.
After taking another puff of cigarette, he said nonchalantly:
"How can it be the same? In that kind of place, not only is the weather cold, but the sea is also very windy. Do you think it can be the same as you are now?
I can responsibly tell you that crab fishing is a very dangerous job, and people lose their lives every year. "
Through perception, Ye Yuan knew that there were a large number of red-eyed snow crabs on the bottom of this sea area.
"Okay, stop surrounding me and set another net! I see there should be a lot of snow crabs down there."
After hearing what Ye Yuan said, the crew members returned to their posts and started a new round of fishing.
Today was a good day for the Royal Water, with three nets cast. The amount of snow crabs brought up was 8 tons.
Although the crew members were very tired, everyone was still smiling very happily.
In the evening, after tasting a delicious snow crab, Ye Yuan came to the deck alone and admired the beautiful sunset on the Bering Sea.
The Bering Sea is the northernmost marginal sea on the Pacific coast.
It is between (66°31′N, 51°22′N), and the sea area is triangular.
It is connected to the Arctic Ocean in the north by the Bering Strait and in the south by the Aleutian Islands in the Pacific Ocean.
Located in the northernmost waters of the Pacific Ocean.
It separates the Asian continent (northeast Siberia) from the North American continent (Alaska).
Its total area is 2.304 million square kilometers.
The average water depth is 1,636 meters.
The maximum water depth is 4773 meters.
And connects to the Arctic Sea via the Bering Strait.
The national boundary between Country M and Wooly Bear Country is on the Bering Sea and Bering Strait.
The Bering Sea is cold all year round.
The average annual temperature ranges from 2°C to 4°C in the south and -10°C to -8°C in the north.
The number of days in a year where the daily average temperature in the north is below zero and -20°C is 240 and 100 days respectively.
The number of days with average daily temperatures in the south between -20℃ and 0℃ is 140 days.
Although Ye Yuan chose to enter the Bering Sea in summer, the current temperature is only a few degrees above zero.
The crew had already changed into autumn clothes when they entered the Bering Sea.
According to Ye Yuan's plan, in a few days, everyone should change into the cotton clothes he prepared for this trip to sea.
The reason why I came here was because Ye Yuan had a dream when he was in school.
As a fisherman, Ye Yuan's biggest wish is to go fishing at the North and South Poles of Blue Star.
Antarctica is still a bit far away for me now, but as the Bering Strait, which is the closest to the North Pole, Ye Yuan wants to see it no matter what.
After all, that’s the best place to watch whales.
If there are many whale watching resorts in the world, then they all stand out in front of the Bering Strait.
However, due to various reasons, not everyone can enjoy the sight of whales migrating in groups by entering the Bering Strait.
When Ye Yuan was standing on the boat, his thoughts were drifting into the distance.
Yu Hongbo's voice sounded behind him:
"Boss, what happened to you this time you went to sea?"
