Freshwater snail sales hot for Guangdong fishermen

Afternoon is the busiest time on Guanghualu dock in Kaiping, Guangdong. Fishing boats arrive here at the same time every day to unload the latest catch of freshwater snail while buyers wait to pick them up.

Between 10,000 and 15,000 kg of freshwater snail are traded here everyday. Each fishing boat can sell between 350 to 400 kg of freshwater snails everyday at 0.8 yuan per kg. Fishermen can make about 10,000 yuan each month from catching and selling freshwater snails.

Fishermen pull fishing boats in to a dock in Kaiping, Guangdong, on June 8, 2012. [Photo/CFP]