Hokkaido Shimbun: Fisherman lands monster crab
A huge Hanasaki crab weighing 5.5 kilograms -- more than twice the size of the largest crabs available on the market -- was landed yesterday at Habomai Fishing Port in Nemuro City. The surprised fisherman who netted the monster catch said that it looked like the king of the sea. The colossal crustacean was caught by Katsunori Narita, the 60-year-old owner of the 5.5-ton 88 Shoeimaru crab-trap fishing boat...The crab was sent to the Nemuro City Fisheries Research Institute as research material, since overly large crabs are not good to eat. According to the institute, the record lifespan for a crab is 13 years, but this one may be at least 15 years old. Narita earned nothing from the huge catch because the crab was not sold.
