Hundreds of anglers in the Amur Bay become unwitting poachers. The fact that illegal catches of crab often fall for the bait.
In Primorye growing population of
crab.
The phenomenon of fishermen — the old-timers have not seen in decades — a few hundred meters from Russian island You can catch a large crab with little effort.
The first of the crab population growth in the Primorye Territory in the winter talking divers. A few kilometers from Vladivostok They have recorded an unprecedented invasion of different crab species.
Fishermen and told that there are new kinds of delicacy, for example, the blue crab. The situation could not explain even to scientists.
Most of the Amur Bay near the shore snow crab catches, although usually it is found at a depth of 70 meters.
10 years in the fishing zone of Primorye crab fishing industry was strictly forbidden, allowed him only three years ago.
On the one hand, managed to save the lobsters from extinction, and on the other the emergence of multiple individuals can lead to disruption of the ecological balance. Crab is very greedy, and it can threaten the population of smelt, herring and flounder.
