What is the market prospect of giant salamander?

I wonder if this article is useful to you. These dishes are very popular in some high-end restaurants, and the price of a dish is thousands. The main ingredient of these dishes is a rare animal-giant salamander. As we know, the wild giant salamander is a national key protected animal. How did these giant salamanders come to the table in public and become something in some people's stomachs?

In order to protect the giant salamander resources, as early as 1988, China listed it in the national second-class key protected wild animal list. At present, the number of giant salamander reserves in China has increased to 2 1 one, distributed in ten provinces and cities such as Hunan, Hubei, Guangdong, Sichuan and Henan. Experts have a very clear attitude towards whether the wild giant salamander can be eaten.

Giant salamander, whose scientific name is "Giant salamander", is known as "giant panda in water" and "living fossil that can swim". It is unique to China in the world, and has been listed on the list of endangered animals and plants by the United Nations. However, it is worrying that in recent years, more and more giant salamanders seem to have entered the dining table. In September 2007, the reporter saw a giant salamander cooked into delicious food in a five-star hotel in Zhangjiajie.

Since the wild giant salamander is absolutely inedible as a national second-class protected animal, why does it appear blatantly in the catering market? How many restaurants deal in giant salamander? In several high-end hotels in Beijing, Changsha and other cities, the reporter was surprised to find that all major hotels are competing to launch various delicacies of giant salamander. The price is as high as 10 thousand yuan.

The person in charge of the hotel did not hesitate to take out the Permit for the Management and Utilization of Aquatic Wild Animals, which was clearly stamped with the seal of the Fisheries Department of Hunan Provincial Animal Husbandry and Fisheries Bureau. It seems that the hotel does legally sell giant salamander. Without the approval of the relevant units, any act of catching, transporting, managing and utilizing wild giant salamanders is illegal. So, where did the giant salamander restaurant come from?

Some experts have calculated that if a farmer raises 50 young giant salamanders, he can earn more than RMB 1000 in the first year, and these 50 giant salamanders can be sold for nearly RMB 500,000 in four years. The huge profits have made many farmers flock to it. Now, there are more than 30 enterprises and nearly 10,000 farmers breeding giant salamanders in Hunan Province alone, which has really opened up a new way for farmers to increase their income. Although it is now possible to breed giant salamanders artificially, the number of giant salamanders in China is still very rare at present, because the conditions for breeding giant salamanders are very special. Through the following story, it may bring some enlightenment to farmers who are about to join this industry.

This huge cave is dark and damp, which makes people feel a little mysterious even when walking in broad daylight. Walking into the cave, everything in front of me surprised the reporter. It turns out that in this mysterious cave, there are thousands of giant salamanders.

Wang Guoxing has been engaged in the research and breeding of giant salamander for nearly 20 years, which makes the artificial reproduction rate of giant salamander reach over 90%, and is called "the father of giant salamander" by his peers.

Giant salamander once brought countless joys to Lao Wang's childhood. However, due to the gradual deterioration of the natural environment and poaching by lawless elements, the mountain stream in Zhangjiajie has become increasingly deserted, and it is no longer difficult to hear the crying of babies. In order to protect this precious amphibian, Hunan Province put forward the concept of promoting protection through development.

After the door of giant salamander industrialization was opened, some farmers with certain economic strength began to invest. Wang Guoxing is one of them. The breeding of giant salamander used to be a world-class problem. Because it is in vitro fertilization, female spawning and male sperm production are not carried out at the same time, and the survival time of sperm and eggs is short, the artificial breeding technology of giant salamander has been hovering, and the general survival rate is only about 10%. Wang Guoxing, known as the "father of giant salamander", uses caves for living water culture. Greatly improved the survival rate.

However, the seemingly docile giant salamander made Lao Wang lose a finger. It was a summer three years ago, and a heavy rain suddenly came. What's more, a giant salamander of more than 30 kilograms is being washed out of the hole by the flood! It takes years or even more than ten years to cultivate a fish!

The giant salamander looks honest and dull, but once its sharp teeth bite something, it won't let go. By 2006, more than 20,000 giant salamanders had been bred in Laowang Cave, becoming a famous local giant salamander breeding base.

Expert tip: It is rare for farmers to domesticate and breed normally. It depends on natural conditions, water, site, temperature, bait fish and technology. It will die because it is not well fed, and the death will increase after the loss. The giant salamander is suitable for dark and humid environment, and the water temperature is strictly controlled between 18-20 degrees, and the growth period is about 5 years. Investing in breeding giant salamanders requires certain economic strength.

Now, in Zhejiang, Hubei, Jiangxi, Guizhou, Hunan and other provinces, the artificial breeding of giant salamander has begun to flourish, and a large number of farmers have joined in. However, no matter how the industry develops, the protection of giant salamanders is the first. All domestication and breeding activities must be carried out under the strict supervision of the functional departments, and illegal transportation and trading must not be carried out before the relevant conditions are met. So what are the rules for raising and selling giant salamander in China?

Expert tip: giant salamander is also a national protected animal, which can't be raised by ordinary farmers, but now many farmers have to raise it. According to the provisions of the wildlife protection law, domestication and breeding and rational development and utilization are encouraged. Although giant salamander can be farmed, according to the relevant regulations of the state, the sale of giant salamander must be approved by the provincial fishery administrative department. Even with the license, all the artificially bred giant salamanders cannot be listed, and only the disabled, infertile and second generation are allowed to be used. This means that even if the hotel has a legal business license, it does not mean that all giant salamanders can eat it.

Although the legal management and utilization of giant salamander has just begun, the prospect of this emerging aquaculture industry has attracted much attention. Now Zhangjiajie has a reasonable operation mode: relying on giant salamander breeding enterprises with domestication and breeding licenses, after going through the relevant procedures, the farm provides giant salamander seedlings for farmers, and the farm is responsible for technical support. When the giant salamander is about 4 kg mature, it will be fully recovered by the farm.