Autumn, the crab legs itch. Today, the crab “crawl” on the table more and more western folks. 5 years, Shanghai Fisheries University of Science and Technologies Yuanjiang through to the Yangtze River crab productive “immigrants” Bosten Lake, filling a gap in local aquaculture. “Tianshan snow crab,” is the most western end of China’s production of crab, part of the “Tianshan snow crab” also sold back to Shanghai.

Bosten Lake is the largest inland freshwater lake, situated in the Tianshan Mountain, located in Bohu County, water area of 1150 square km. In 2000, Shanghai Fisheries University scientists to Xinjiang, one can phase the Bosten Lake Little Lake Reservoir piece of “treasure.” “Small Lake Reservoir water plant resources are really rich, and not quite deep, very suitable for crab culture.” Aquatic Life, Dean of University Professor Li Jiale told reporters.

At that time not to mention Bohu County, few folks had been engaged in the entire southern region crab culture, several individuals who have in no way seen what type of crabs. But fame outside the Shanghai hairy crabs, or faint feeling of nearby folks will have great economic returns. 2000 Summer, Shanghai Fisheries University and Modest Lake Reservoir reached a technological cooperation agreement.

Select the Yangtze River crab westbound

However, to help over the years in the South of Yangtze River “rampant” hairy crabs to Xinjiang “Chaduilahu” It is not easy. Hui Hu, Lee Professor of Xinjiang to identify species is busy. The first “crab migration” was “powerful and healthy” some Caixing. Eventually, they selected a excellent high quality crab Chongming Yangtze River.

2001 and 2002, 600,000 button-sized crab Chongming Yangtze River began the “western trip”: they are packed into a cardboard box covered with weeds, Chongming transported from the airport, fly to Urumqi, Kashgar and then transferred to , and finally arrived at the Xiaohaizi reservoir. On the road for nearly 12 hours. “We chose to put the crab in the spring, this season in Shanghai and the nearby water temperature was less than five , Crab adapt far more easily.” Li said. Since the reservoir water from the Tianshan snow, so the Yangtze River crabs, there has been a quite pleasant nearby name of “Tianshan snow crab.”

The initial respondent surrender

As the stocking in natural environments, these crab larva does not want artificial feeding. Fisheries University, a set of skilled teachers to teach farming methods to local aquaculture personnel, brought out a group of disciples of Xinjiang. The end of 2001, they handed over the 1st disciples of respondents: 10 tons of crab production, the average size reached 160 g, recapture rate of nearly 30%, more than 30 million profit.

At present, the crab farming in Xinjiang Bohu County embarked on a virtuous circle of the road, the county farming location of three.03 million mu, crab market this fall of up to 79 tons.