China: "Undersea locusts" disaster in Qingdao, Shandong causing fishermen to suffer heavy losses

Published Mar 16, 2021

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Starfish in large numbers are causing significant trouble for clam farmers around Qingdao City, Shandong Province, China. The issue, resemaning to locust swarms, has led to substantial economic losses, with hundreds of millions in damages due to the starfish consuming clams and other marine life. Affected fishermen are struggling with reduced harvests and increased costs, as they are currently permitted to catch the starfish themselves. The local government has not yet provided a comprehensive compensation plan and has suggested fishing the starfish as a temporary measure. However, this method is costly and inefficient, and the starfish's high cholesterol content and toxins pose health risks if consumed in excess.

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[Epoch Times News on March 17, 2021] (Epoch Times reporter Zhang Yujie comprehensive report) The seas surrounding Qingdao City, Shandong Province are flooded with starfish, just like locusts in the crops, directly causing the loss of hundreds of millions of nearby clam farmers. At present, fishermen are trapped in pellets. There is no harvest and the high cost of fishing starfish. The government has no real compensation plan besides allowing fishermen to catch them. According to mainland media reports, fishermen call starfish "undersea locusts". In March, it was the clam farming harvest and seedlings. Season, but the seas around Qingdao, Shandong are flooded with starfish, and the clams on the seafloor are almost eaten up. According to incomplete statistics, the density of starfish in the sea area of Jiaozhou Bay where the starfish outbreak occurred is about 50 per square meter on average, and the affected area is about 10 10,000 mu, which is expected to cause hundreds of millions ...

Source: Epochtimes