I believe that the value of gold is definitely not low, and the inconspicuous red bugs in the water can even be compared with gold. Those who do not understand may not know why red worms are so valuable, and believe that anglers have more or less understanding of the value of red worms. After all, red worms are the first choice of bait for us anglers to catch crucian carp in winter, and the reason why red worms are ranked first is inseparable from its temptation to crucian carp.
I believe that anglers who have used red worm fishing should know that others use commercial bait, if you use red worms, I believe that the fishing friends next to you will be more or less psychologically uncomfortable. This is because red worms are far more attractive to crucian carp than commercial bait, and if you use red worms for fishing, I believe it is normal for anglers next to you to be silenced. So the reason why the price of red worms is so expensive is related to the angler? Not to say that it is completely related, but it is more or less inseparable from the angler.
Red worms are the larvae of the mosquito, which is the intermediate stage in which the mosquito grows from an egg to a pupa. Adult female mosquitoes lay their eggs in water and when they hatch, they become red worms. The reason why red worms are called red worms is because their bodies contain a large amount of heme, and the whole body shows blood red, so it is called "red worms"
Red worms need to go through four stages before growing into adults, eggs, larvae, pupae, and adult worms, and after going through these four stages, they grow into adult rocking mosquitoes. It only takes 1-2 weeks to go from egg to adult mosquito.
The main food source of red worms in the water is organic matter in the water, and some stinky ditches that emit a foul odor are the paradise of red worms, because the silt in these stinky ditches contains a lot of organic matter, which is the main food source of red worms, so adult mosquitoes will choose to lay eggs into the stinky ditches with more organic matter.
Although the environment in which red worms live is not good, their value is not low, and the reason why the price is so high, I think the main reason is that these are used as feed for ornamental fish, bait for anglers, and fishing gear manufacturers produce bait containing red worms.
Of course, as feed to increase its value, but also inseparable from the complete industrial line. It is reported that the insect catchers who catch red worms can catch hundreds of catties a day, while the market purchase price is about 20 yuan, and the fishing day can make a profit of several thousand yuan. This is still the purchase price, if it is sold to a fishing group, the price can be as high as 100 yuan a catty or so, and the larger the individual red worm, the more expensive it is. The red worm also has a male and female division, the male worm is smaller, so the price is lower, while the female worm is large, the price is several times higher than the male worm.
Some waters prohibit the fishing of red worms, and many insect catchers have been swimming on the edge of the law for their own selfish interests.
According to Article 38 of the Measures for the Implementation of the Fisheries Law of Anhui Province, "those who commit the following illegal acts shall be punished by the competent fishery administrative department or the fishery administration supervision and management agency to which they belong in accordance with the following provisions in accordance with their respective duties: (4) Those who predatorily harvest aquatic plants and benthic animals in natural waters in prohibited fishing areas, during the fishing ban period or by mechanical means shall be ordered to make corrections; those who refuse to make corrections shall be fined between 500 and 2,000 yuan." ”
On May 11, 2021, because 6 people in Bengbu, Anhui Province, mechanically and predatorily harvested benthic animals "red worms" in natural waters, 6 people used the mechanical method of towing pumps to suck rakes and thorns to prey on fishing, catching 46.5 catties, which not only directly damaged benthic animals, plankton, aquatic plants and fish resources, but also disturbed the living environment of aquatic organisms, affected the reproduction, growth and habitat of aquatic biological resources, seriously endangered the stability and balance of the ecosystem in the waters involved in the case, and destroyed biodiversity. It harms the public interest of society.
Predatory fishing "red worms" were awarded 40 times the compensation for ecological damage
Fang Moujun and 6 other people used the mechanical method of dragging pumps to suck rake thorns to predatorily catch "red worms", which not only directly damaged benthic animals, plankton, aquatic plants and fish resources, but also disturbed the living environment of aquatic organisms, affected the reproduction, growth and habitat of aquatic biological resources, seriously endangered the stability and balance of the ecosystem in the waters involved in the case, destroyed biodiversity, and damaged the social public interest.
Damage to the public interest, destruction of biodiversity, disruption of the ecological balance.
Regardless of species, they maintain a balance of species diversity, and artificially disrupting this balance may lead to the extinction or sharp decline of some species.
Although small, red worms are also part of the ecological species diversity. If a large number of uncontrolled red worms are caught in order to pursue profits, it will lead to a sharp decline in the food of some species such as fish and turtles that feed on red worms, breaking the ecological balance.
Red worm fishing methods will lead to secondary pollution of the waters, to know that the harvest of red worms is through a high-power suction pump to suck up the silt in the river, and then through the mesh to screen the red worms, and finally the silt is poured into the river twice, these silt can easily cause some fish, shrimp and other species to cause death.
The main food of red worms is a variety of organic substances, and red worms eat these organic substances can play a role in purifying water quality. Catching a large number of red worms is equivalent to polluting the river in disguise.