Weifang Daily, Weifang Rong Media NewsAccording to relevant regulations, all fishing boats in the city will enter the port of registry or designated fishing port to stop fishing before 12:00 on May 1. Will seafood prices be affected as the low season fishing moratorium draws nearer? On April 26, the reporter visited some seafood markets in the urban area and learned that there are all kinds of seafood on the market at present, and the prices of seafood are generally stable and have not fluctuated significantly. The citizens are more enthusiastic about buying crawfish, oysters, crayfish, and yellow croaker.
At about 9 am that day, the reporter came to the seafood area of Weifang Nanmen Farmers’ Market and saw that the most sold at each booth was Prawns, oysters, crayfish, yellow croaker, mackerel, etc. The price of oysters is 4 yuan to 15 yuan per catty, and the big ones are generally around 10 yuan. The price of crayfish is 15 yuan to 30 yuan per catty, the price of yellow croaker is about 19 yuan per catty, the price of climbing shrimp is about 35 yuan to 48 yuan per catty, the price of prawn is about 26 yuan per catty, and the price of abalone is 3 yuan to 20 yuan per catty. The price of other seafood is relatively stable. “The seafood currently on sale is still relatively rich. When the fishing season is closed, the fish may decrease.” Ms. Liu, a seafood stall owner, said.
Afterwards, the reporter came to Weifang Nanxiahe Aquatic and Vegetable Wholesale Market, where all kinds of seafood were readily available, and people came to buy seafood in an endless stream Incessantly. “There are many varieties of seafood here. My family prefers to eat crayfish. In early April, it was 35 yuan per catty. Today, I bought three catties for 50 yuan. The price is very affordable.” said Mr. Zhang, a citizen who lives in Yingbei Community in the urban area.
“Affected by the epidemic, except for some restaurants in Anqiu City, restaurants in other places have gradually resumed business. Especially in urban buffet restaurants, there are more orders every day.” Seafood stall owner Mr. Zhao said that about 600 catties of oysters can be sold to restaurants a day. The price of oysters was 10 yuan per catty in early April. Now the price of the same size is 8 yuan per catty, and the sales volume is very impressive.
It is reported that after entering the fishing moratorium in May in previous years, due to the decrease in the quantity of seafood, the price of seafood will rise to varying degrees. During the interview, the reporter also learned that in order to welcome the arrival of the holiday season, many stall owners have stocked up in advance and plan to sell them during the holiday season. “If citizens want to eat fresh seafood, they can choose sea-farmed seafood, which has good taste and nutritional value,” said Wang Jinkang, a seafood stall owner.
Weifang Daily All Media Reporter: Guo Chao/Wentu