Furthermore, in recent years, overfishing has led to a steady decline in the crab population.
Once, the crabbing boats of Saint Paul Island dotted the sea like stars, numbering over 200.
Now, however, less than half remain. The sharp decline was a lamentable sight.
This cruel reality cast a heavy cloud of pressure over every Crab Fisherman, forcing them to work twice as hard to find the increasingly scarce crabs in the vast ocean.
The success of the River Beach was like a massive stone dropped into a calm lake, sending ripples spreading in every direction.
Its brilliant record made more captains aware of the potential profits of crabbing, and their eyes glinted with a mixture of envy, jealousy, and resentment.
However, the captains could only wonder to themselves why they weren't so lucky, or perhaps if they were missing some key piece of technology.
Some began to speculate that the River Beach had some kind of unknown detection equipment on board.
