每年八月份，东海休渔期结束后，梭子蟹就会在这个季节进入上市潮，并且会受到消费者的热买，但是今年梭子蟹的销售情况却与往年大相径庭。

在商贩的摊位前面都没有消费者的身影，尽管他们一直叫卖着价钱便宜的梭子蟹，但是却丝毫没有吸引到路人的注意，就算是有消费者路过，也会随意问上一句价位如何，然后迅速移开视线，将目光转向别处。

梭子蟹的上市时间并没有出现变化，那么今年却为何如此遭冷遇?

商贩们则无奈地说道:“现在懂行的人越来越多，大家都在等着价格合适的时候再去买。”

原来如此，到底是什么原因让消费者觉得现在购买梭子蟹“不合时宜”呢?

商贩的摊位前面挂着“梭子蟹”的牌子，而下面的话说:“今年刚上市的梭子蟹最低只要15元一斤!”

尽管价钱大幅降低，但是却依旧没有人来问津，商贩酝酿好的营销话术用不上，每天更是大呼小叫，但还是没有消费者能被他们的叫卖声吸引过去。

商贩只能坐在摊位旁边，闷闷不乐地晒着太阳，等着有人能来买一两斤。

梭子蟹的价格在往年可从未这么便宜过，往年中等规模的梭子蟹要卖个三四十元一斤，甚至还会上涨。

曾经商贩能在这片海域赚到不少钱，然而如今生意难做，让商贩犹豫是否继续经营下去。

如今三四十元的价格转手就变成了15元一斤，那么便宜的价格从未出现过，更是在往年不可想象。

动心的是路人，商贩也能从中增加销量，但是却依旧没有人愿意出手买几斤梭子蟹带回家尝尝鲜，甚至有几位路人表明早有考虑过买一两斤带回家做做，结果看见价钱便立即打消这个念头。

consumers inquired about the price of crabs on the roadside stalls, but they were still unresponsive.

They pointed out some of the problems with crab consumption, weeding out the reasons.

This year's crabs are cheaper than in previous years, because the quality is not as good as they used to be.

In addition to the problem of quality being unguaranteed, there are also seasonal factors.

The best time to eat crabs is from October to December, which corresponds to the peak period of crab fattening.

In this season, crabs can be said to be fat and oily.

But now August has just been listed, and the crab meat is a little thin.

This means that if you want to eat delicious crabs, you need to wait for a while, and you can buy it at that time when the fat content is your favorite.

In addition, the most serious factor that has a limited impact on crab sales this year is the Japanese nuclear wastewater discharge event.

When it comes to seafood, people will subconsciously think of the risk of radiation exposure.

Therefore, it is understandable that crabs will encounter cold treatment this year due to the impact of events.

Due to the decline in consumption willingness, there are also problems with crab prices.

The crab cost is already very high during the peak season.

In addition, some unscrupulous manufacturers in order to preserve their existing profits are likely to pour a lot of things into the sea, which may cause serious pollution problems.

Once the sea water is contaminated, it will seriously threaten the health of people eating seafood.

Previously, due to the collapse of Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant in Japan in 2020, a large amount of nuclear wastewater was poured into the sea for disposal, which caused great controversy.

The reason is that the sea is not an unlimited waste landfill, it can only bear a certain amount of waste.

If it exceeds this point, it will cause great damage to marine organisms and the oceans.

Nuclear pollution will cause excessive pollution of seawater substances, which will have an irreversible impact on marine organisms and the ecosystem.

Once pollutants enter the food web along with marine microorganisms, they will be biomagnified as they gradually move up.

If humans eat these animals that ingest pollutants or microorganisms, then humans will be affected by pollutants.

Once radioactive material enters our body, it may cause damage to nucleic acids and even mutations in our genes.

Once gene mutation occurs, it may lead to serious consequences such as cancer or even tissue compatibility problems.

This means that once infected with these viruses and bacteria, they may replicate within our body and replenish them indefinitely, threatening our health.

The Fukushima nuclear disaster had such serious consequences, which caused panic among many consumers and led them to abandon the purchase of crabs.

The influence of events may not be so bad at first.

After all, sea water is a huge body of water.

The pollutants emitted into the sea are extremely diluted after being discharged into sea water.

Although there are still pollutants left behind in them, compared to their original concentration before they were poured into sea water, they may already have been diluted thousands of times or tens of thousands of times.

At this time, humans consume seafood caught from the ocean while swimming in it, which probably won't have a big impact on human health.

However, with time, they will continue to be diluted and degraded.

But if countries close to Japan are allowed to offshore at this time and keep disposing of waste into the sea like before, then as time goes by and carbon emissions continue to rise,

It may not take long before Japan's carbon emissions drop again.

At that time, if Japan continues to pour wastewater into the sea, it will cause seawater surrounding Japan to concentrate their emissions again, thus affecting nearby countries and regions consuming seafood from Japanese waters along with this concentrated seawater.

If Japan does not discharge nucleic acid waste into the sea again,

Estimates are that it will take at least several decades of constant dilution before its concentration will become very low or even negligible.

Because of these factors and the lack of consumers' confidence in Chinese seafood safety,

They also began to remain cautious about other countries' seafood,

So many people canceled their purchase plans for crabs this year.

In addition to these factors,

Everyone is now very concerned about health,

And they don't want any food poisoning events due to seafood consumption or infectious diseases due to food poisoning events.

These uncertainties make consumers extremely cautious and even more picky about their purchases than before.

Therefore, some new species of crabs that are not yet popular this year or that have lower familiarity with them may fall into declining sales or not selling at all.

For example, these new species have unknown risks regarding contamination levels,

There may also be higher thresholds for eating fresh so that consumers cannot find ways to prepare them properly and eat them more safely.

In addition, there are some problems with ocean fishing,

That is, there are greater risks associated with fish catches and chemical contamination levels,

Making it even more difficult than before for people who want to enjoy seafood safely. Some methods can ensure safety while losing freshness and flavor.

Overall,

The point is that,

Because seafood consumption requires a lot of preparation work,

There may be many uncertain situations between various processes,

Some operations also require certain professional knowledge,

But eating less popular species may result in consumers knowing less about how to prepare them correctly,

And since salmon is no longer safe,

Consumers need some time to adapt before feeling comfortable enough to eat it again.

And because shrimp can also be eaten raw and fresh at restaurants,

People don't want it either because they worry that it won't be safe if they're not careful when cooking it themselves at home.

Moreover,

People have also become picky about what medium products they buy because they are afraid of high levels of pollution during processing or other forms of contamination.

Finally,

People tend not to choose products whose additives are unfamiliar or proprietary,

Or those whose production methods they can't recognize directly without additional information provided by producers showing them how they're made.

As consumers no longer want these old favorites,

They might try substituting something else too expensive that could lead them back after a while leading them into new markets currently underserved but potentially profitable depending on whether demand recovers later down road.

But this means not only will seafood sales drop among established names but also less popular species should see declines too when restaurant bookings start falling off thanks largely due newfound public unease about eating fish in general!

为了提高销量，餐饮业可以考虑推出更多以河鲜和贝类为主的创新菜品，这样不仅可以调动起消费意愿，还能够吸引更多对海鲜产生顾虑的消费者。