Chapter 603 - 263: Fan Benefits
As the crabs tumbled from the trap, a single cage filled half a basket, and Uncle said to Lin Yang, "According to Russian law, individuals catching Emperor Crabs must release those weighing less than three pounds."
"Since we are catching them for our own consumption and cannot eat much, this standard can be increased to five pounds; those weighing less than five pounds should be released. In total, catching about ten to twenty should be enough to eat."
"Emperor Crabs that leave the water will soon lose their flavor as their activity decreases, so the best taste comes from cooking and eating them within two hours of death."
Goodness, a good half of the crabs that just came up are to be weeded out.
Lin Yang spread his hands towards the live streaming camera, "You have heard Uncle Victor’s words. There are national laws and we do not have the means to send them back to China, so we must be extravagant once, keeping the larger ones and releasing the smaller to protect the population. This is a universal hunter’s mindset. When in Rome, do as the Romans do, and release those that don’t meet the standard immediately."
While talking, he picked up an Emperor Crab weighing a bit more than three pounds and threw it back into the water.
The three of them picked and chose, and from the half-basket of crabs, only six remained.
The smallest weighed around five or six pounds, while the weight of the largest exceeded 12 pounds.
Lin Yang picked it up to show everyone, and it was larger than a washbasin; if there were a way to transport it to a top-tier restaurant in China, it might sell for tens of thousands or even more.