Despite the ban on imported goods from North Korea, evidence suggests China continues to import large quantities of seafood from the rogue nation. North Korea currently earns $300 million a year from their seafood trade with China, and Trump led sanctions seem to have had little effect.
“You can’t get crabs anywhere close to the size shipped from North Korea,” one seafood merchant claimed, “A Chinese crab feeds a couple people, but a North Korean crab can feed an entire apartment building for a month.”
Black markets have sprung up across the China/North Korea border selling boatloads of the gigantic sea beasts. Sometimes weighing close to 20 tons each, the North Korean Giant Radioactive Crab fetches a high price in the Chinese black market, where many believe they have unique medicinal benefits.
Scientists worry that the oversized crustaceans may be the result of continued nuclear testing on the North Korean coast, but that has not deterred Chinese diners. Said one buyer, “Not only are they delicious, but they also prevent women from having children.”
Meanwhile, rumors have surfaced about the dangers of hunting an armored decapod the size of an apartment building with razor sharp claws, but North Korean trappers feel the rewards outweigh the risks. “We lose a few men every season,” commented one such trapper, “But we found a couple well aimed depleted uranium rounds usually puts them down.”