In the golden autumn, in the waters near the Kamchatka Peninsula in the Far East of Russia, the fishing vessels of the Russia Crab Group are working intensively in the wind and waves, and the staff collects the nets, selects, processes, packs, stores and prepares for shipment of the captured king crabs. A whole process is carried out in an orderly manner on the fishing vessel......
In recent years, with the increasing scale of Sino-Russian trade and the improvement of logistics and transportation conditions, Russian king crab as a deep-sea product is gradually entering the Chinese market from Russia.
This is a profile photo of the staff of the Russia Crab Group conducting pelagic fishing.
This is a profile photo of pelagic fishing by a fishing vessel of the Russia Crab Group.
Staff of the Russia Crab Group process products on the production line.
Staff of the Russia Crab Group process products on the production line.
In the western coastal area of Vladivostok, a city in the Russian Far East, stands a gray high-rise building, with a red and white crab in the center of the circular plaque above the entrance to the building, which is the office building of the Russia Crab Group. As one of the largest crab fishing companies in Russia, the group currently has 39 fishing vessels and 2,500 crew members, which account for about a quarter of the total annual catch in the waters of the Far East.
Yulia ·Yurova, vice president of the group, said that China's crab consumption is growing rapidly, and Russia crab industry group exported 3,000 tons of king crab to China last year, and it is expected to reach 5,100 tons of king crab this year. More than 90% of the world's king crab is produced in Russia, and the most suitable fishing season for king crab is from September to December every year, and live and frozen crabs are mainly sold in the Chinese market.
Diners taste king crab at a restaurant in Vladivostok, Russia.
A waiter at a restaurant in Vladivostok, Russia, displays king crab.
This is a seafood shop photographed at the Vladivostok airport in Russia.
The quality of the seafood delivered is ensured by special equipment and life support systems installed on crab fishing vessels, and most of the king crabs exported to China are transported to China through the Hunchun port of China after being reloaded into vehicles equipped with special equipment at Russian ports. In addition to land transport, some Russian seafood is transported by sea to the Chinese ports of Zhoushan, Weihai, Qingdao, Shanghai and Yantai.
Trucks traveling between China and Russia line up in front of the Hunchun border crossing between China and Russia waiting for customs clearance.
Tourists play at the 2024 Hunchun King Crab Food Carnival in Hunchun City, Jilin Province.
Tourists take photos in front of a king crab themed decoration in Hunchun City, Jilin Province.
In Hunchun City, Jilin Province, merchants display king crabs for sale.
This is a king crab sold by a merchant in Hunchun City, Jilin Province.
The Hunchun Port of China and Russia is only 42 kilometers away from the port of Poshet in Russia and 71 kilometers away from the port of Zarubino. In 2016, Hunchun Port was officially approved as a designated port for the import of chilled seafood and edible aquatic animals, becoming the main channel for Russia king crabs to enter China.
Every morning, at the Hunchun port in Jilin Province, king crabs are transported from the distant deep sea to China as trucks loaded with fresh seafood from Russia pour in. With the help of logistics networks such as railways and airlines, fresh king crab can be delivered to tables across the country on the same day at the earliest.
This is a king crab bonded store located in the Northeast Asia Cross-border E-commerce Industrial Park in Hunchun City, Jilin Province.
Tourists buy king crab in the Hunchun King Crab Bonded Shop.
Russia king crab has enriched the dining table of Chinese and promoted the cooperation and development of the Sino-Russian border areas. In the Northeast Asia Cross-border E-commerce Industrial Park in Hunchun, a king crab bonded store covering an area of more than 1,000 square meters officially opened at the beginning of this year. Wang Hai, the person in charge of the store, said that they have in-depth cooperation with the Russia Crab Industry Group, and the deep-sea caught king crab "original car raw water raw goods" are sent to the store, "big and delicious, the price is affordable". Since its opening, there has been a constant flow of people, "at its peak, it can receive tens of thousands of people a day. In the temporary pond, king crabs are spitting blisters and waving giant tongs, and the staff next to them are busy packing, while the e-commerce anchor is next to the temporary pond and promotes it to netizens across the country through the live broadcast platform.
In the Hunchun King Crab Bonded Store, the staff conducted a live webcast to sell king crab.
This is a king crab taken at a king crab bonded store in the Northeast Asia Cross-border E-commerce Industrial Park in Hunchun City, Jilin Province.
"Chinese consumers love our products, and we are very optimistic about the development potential of the Chinese market, especially in inland cities. We believe that through the cooperation and support of China and Russia, the future trade prospects will be broader", said Yulia ·Yurova, Vice President of Russia Crab Group.
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