Yanming Lake hairy crabs will arrive at the end of solar calendar 10. Every autumn, it grows plump and often swims back to the offshore to breed. The eggs carried by the mother crab hatch in March-May of the following year, and the larvae develop into young crabs after many metamorphosis, and then return to the river to continue to grow in fresh water. Every autumn, when crabs breed and return, fishermen often set up a hairpin in rivers and lakes and trap them with lights at night.

Its meat is delicious, rich in protein, less in fat and carbohydrate, and rich in trace elements such as calcium, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, magnesium and selenium. Its cholesterol content is high. Crab yellow is a delicious aquatic food deeply loved by people on the table, which has high edible value, medicinal value and economic value.

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Hairy crab breeding, based on the abundant advantages of aquatic plants in Yanming Lake, adopts natural stocking mode and pollution-free standardized production mode. Because of its fat, delicious taste and tender meat, it was favored by the majority of diners at the Yanming Lake Hairy Crab Food Festival, creating a famous brand of "Yanming Lake Hairy Crab".

The project is really based on protecting the ecological environment, following the law of economic development, selectively and purposefully carrying out improved seed cultivation and technology popularization, adhering to market orientation, taking the development of aquaculture as the theme, and aiming at achieving efficient agricultural intensive management.

After the completion of the project, on the one hand, it has expanded the area of Yanming Lake ecological scenic spot and expanded the habitat of birds; On the other hand, the demonstration has promoted the large-scale development and intensive management of the 10,000-mu breeding base, so that urban residents can eat fresh Yanming Lake hairy crabs all year round.

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