There are many examples to prove that after many foreign species have invaded Our country, because there is no natural enemy once flooded, but once people find its edibleness, then there is only one consequence, that is, it will be eaten to the point of endangerment. Such examples can be said to be more, and some are used to eat when they are introduced, and every time you look at the flood of foreign reports, and then look at the high prices in China, it is indeed a bit unbelievable.
Today we talk about one such aquatic product, it has a similar situation. Flooded abroad, the introduction of China once 600 yuan a pound, known as "goddess clam", into high-grade goods.
This is the elephant mussel, the largest known burrowing bivalve animal, its shell length can reach 23 cm, but its water pipe can stretch up to 1.3 meters, and can not indent into the shell. It is a marine life, mainly distributed in the east coast of the United States and Canada, the local elephant mussel has its own growth environment, the most critical point is that the local people do not eat elephant mussels, so they can grow freely. The elephant's ability to dodge predators is also very powerful, and it can sneak into a depth of one meter in the sand, which is an extremely effective way for it to avoid predators. Therefore, before it was introduced to our country, elephant mussels were in a state of flooding in the local area.
China's demand for seafood products is very large, although before the introduction of elephant mussels into China, there are also some other countries in the region to eat elephant mussels, but did not drive the price in North America, the price at that time was only 10 US dollars a catty. But when it appeared in China's seafood market, the price soared, ranging from 100-150 US dollars a pound, converted to almost 600 yuan a pound, when it was just formed to eat elephant mussels, it was completely a seafood product that ordinary people could not afford to eat. At such a price, many farmers in China began to artificially raise elephant mussels, and soon after a large number of market-oriented listings, the price will also come down, the current price in Our country is basically 100 yuan a catty, the price of smaller will be lower.
The reason why the elephant mussel has such a high price, on the one hand, is that it dives into the sand about a meter, so that people can fish it is very difficult, time-consuming and labor-intensive; on the other hand, the artificial breeding of elephant mussels has a longer cycle and a relatively high cost, and the elephant mussel generally needs to grow for more than 3-4 years to harvest, so even if it is artificially farmed, it also needs a price of one hundred yuan a catty. There is another reason why people like to eat elephant mussels, that is, its meat yield is high, it is uncommon in shells, and there is a very high nutritional value, rich protein can form some substances in the human body that improve human immunity, plus the appearance is very special, the market legend has a strong lean effect, so there are also "goddess clams", "emperor clams" nicknames. These reasons also determine that the price of elephant mussels in China has been in a relatively high stage, even after a large area of artificial breeding, it is still a high-grade commodity in seafood.
Nowadays, in China's seafood market and even fresh supermarkets, you can see elephant mussels for sale, I don't know how much is your elephant mussels there now? We look forward to your message and forwarding.