因中国需求大增 英国人为买不到螃蟹发愁

For some they’re the highlight of a trip to the seaside. But you might find it harder than usual to get your claws on a crab sandwich – and if you do, you’ll almost certainly be spening more than usual.

对一些游客来说，品尝海鲜可是海滨之旅的重头戏。但现在，游客可能会发现连蟹爪或是一个蟹肉三明治都难以看到，即便是你能买到，那价格也高于平常。

A hard winter and demand from China mean resorts are running out of crab meat, while those that are selling the shellfish have had prices pushed up.

由于冬季恶劣的气候以及中国需求量的增加，海滨度假村中的蟹肉很快就用完了，这使得出售螃蟹的商家早早的就把价格抬上去了。

As well as the South West, shortages have been reported on the east coast, including Cromer in Norfolk.

除英国西南部外，东海岸也出现了海鲜短缺的状况，包括诺福克的克罗默。

Alan Steer, of the South Devon and Channel Shellfishermen, said about 60 per cent of his catch goes to China and prices were about 20 per cent higher than this time last year.

英国南德文郡一位养鱼场的负责人艾伦·斯蒂尔说，他捕获的海鲜约有60%都出口中国了，价格比去年同期高出了约20%。

He said: ‘There is higher demand for crab now and we have had a cold, hard winter that has meant crab has been in short supply recently because of the cold water temperature.’

他说：“现在人们对螃蟹的需求量很大，因为我们刚经历了一个严冬，所以低水温并不能在短期内饲养螃蟹。”

Torbay-based Blue Sea Food Company’s exports to China are up 150 per cent in 18 months.

总部在图湾的蓝海食品公司对中国的出口在18个月内增长了150%。

James Arnold, of the Pea Green Boat restaurant in Sidmouth, Devon, said it has not had crab for three months.

德文郡西德茅斯豆绿餐厅老板的詹姆斯·阿诺德说他的餐厅已经有3个月没提供螃蟹了。

Fisherman Kim Aplin said: ‘I don’t know what’s caused it. Crab sandwiches are a speciality everywhere now because nobody can get them.’

养鱼人艾伦·斯蒂尔说：“我不知道这是什么原因造成的，蟹肉三明治成了稀罕物了，几乎没人能买到。”