Taiwan: The Penghu Fish Market was shocked to see the crab egg plastron removed and discarded, and the Fisheries Department launched a joint inspection

Published Oct 6, 2022

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The article highlights the enforcement of the ban on the catching of oviparous crabs in Penghu County, Taiwan, which was moved forward and later extended. Despite the regulations, some crabs with eggs were found discarded at a local market, prompting an investigation. The article also discusses concerns about the potential increase in underground trade of oocyte-bearing crabs due to the ban and proposals to revise the law to prevent the removal of crab eggs during sales. The Fisheries Department is planning an industry-government-academic meeting to discuss these issues.

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The ban on the catching of oviparous crabs has been brought forward to August 1 this year, and has been postponed until December 31. However, some local groups in Penghu found some plastrons of oviparous crabs at the third fish market in Penghu. It was discarded on the cover of the water structure. The Agriculture and Fisheries Bureau of the Penghu County Government went to the fish market at 5:00 in the morning today (6) to check and found no abandoned oviparous crab plastrons. The Fisheries Department will launch a joint inspection with the Coast Guard and Agriculture and Fisheries Bureau. Wu Jiarong, the person in charge of Every Year, said that when she was doing a guided tour at the fish market, she sometimes found 1 or 2 female crab plastrons discarded on the ground, but yesterday it was found that the number was more than usual, which was "a bit exaggerated". The photo was taken and posted on the Internet, and it was found that the location was near the trawl area, but the ...

Source: Agriharvest