One-Town Blue Crab

One-Town Blue Crab

　　One-Town Blue Crab is a specialty of Yishi Town, Ninghai County, Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province. The Yishi blue crab, scientifically known as Scylla serrata and commonly called “qiu mou,” boasts tender meat due to its superior growing environment.

　　Blue crab is one of the most beloved seafoods among the people of Ningbo. Yishi Town in Ninghai County borders Sanmen Bay and is rich in blue crab production. The Qimen Neitang area of Yishi Town enjoys favorable natural conditions, particularly its natural sandy and gravel seabed. The nearby waters are abundant in natural blue crab spat, and the Yishi blue crabs are scientifically fed with wild, purely natural fish feed, making them the first organic-branded marine aquaculture product in Ningbo.

　　The blue crab farming area in Yishi Town exceeds 12,000 mu, primarily distributed across Qimen Pond and Yishi Pond, with an annual output value of 150 million yuan. Qimen Pond has 6,000 mu of crab ponds, 60% of which belong to Yishi Town and 40% to Sanmen County.