Seeing so many tuna again, everyone's enthusiasm grew even stronger.

The crane kept running, lifting and lowering the fish collection bags again and again. The number of fish in the nets kept decreasing, while the number on the deck kept increasing.

As soon as each bag of fish was poured out, everyone eagerly searched for tuna in the pile, exclaiming in surprise.

As the number of tuna increased, the atmosphere on the deck grew increasingly lively.

Later on, there wasn't even room to step on the deck; the fish were piled up like a small mountain, and there wasn't enough room to hold them all.

Meanwhile, a large number of fish were still not caught in the nets in the sea.

Although Feng Ye had long realized that the deck space was limited and arranged for Ye Chenliang to lead two shipwrights to transfer the bomb fish to the fish hold, there were simply too many fish, and the transfer speed could not keep up with the hoisting speed.

However, it is not possible to stop specifically to clear the deck.

Otherwise, the tuna still in the net will be contaminated with blood, greatly reducing its quality.

Ah-Can, looking worried, asked, "Brother Ye, what do we do now?"

"How many more haven't been hoisted up yet?"

"There should be less than half left."

Feng Ye frowned, quickly scanned the area, and decisively said, "Then let's continue hanging."

"Huh? But the deck is already full, there's nowhere to unload the cargo that's been hoisted up."

"Open the fish hold and pour the fish directly into it."

The fish hold is located below the deck. Simply open the hatch, and the crane will lift the fish collection bag above the hatch opening so that the fish can be poured directly in.

However, this will increase the workload.

The fish caught in trawling are not just bombfish and tuna, but also other seafood.

Valuable catches like sea bass, ribbonfish, squid, toadfish, red shrimp, prawns, and mantis shrimp are easier to sort and can be directly piled in the fish hold.

Small fish and shrimp with little value, such as herring, anchovies, prawns, and krill, as well as seafood that is not easy to preserve, such as swimming crabs and blue crabs, and garbage such as seaweed, algae, and mud, are troublesome to deal with.

Once these miscellaneous items are poured into the fish hold along with the fish, they still have to be painstakingly cleaned out of the fish hold.

Moreover, the tuna also needs to be found and brought onto the deck to bleed and remove uric acid.

The fish hold is an enclosed space, so fish blood cannot be allowed to accumulate inside.

Therefore, this further increased the workload.

However, we can't worry about that now. For the sake of the tuna, let's get all the fish up first.

Ah-chan hesitated for a moment, then nodded and replied, "Okay, let's do it that way."

The group immediately sprang into action, continuing to hook the fish up.

Ye Chenliang and the two boatmen stopped transferring the bomb fish on the deck and went straight into the fish hold to wait for the first package to be poured in.

The crane started up again, and the fish collection bag slowly rose, was hoisted above the hatch, and hovered steadily.

The knot at the bottom was untied, and the fish cascaded down like a waterfall, falling into the fish hold with a dull thud.

The three people in the fish hold quickly stepped forward, rummaged through the pile of fish to find the tuna, climbed the ladder to the hatch, handed it to Feng Ye who was waiting above, and then returned to the hold to continue sorting.

Time flew by amidst the busyness and excitement, and before we knew it, dawn had broken.

At this point, the last batch of fish was hoisted up and poured into the fish hold.

Everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief, and tired but satisfied smiles appeared on everyone's faces.

After bleeding the last tuna, Feng Ye shook his arms and said, "Finally done. Everyone worked hard. Drag a tuna to the cabin and get some sashimi. After we eat, A-Can, the four of you can go to sleep."

"Are you really going to eat it? Such an expensive fish, what a waste! We should just eat the bomb fish."

"Yes, let's not waste it."

"Hehe, I thought Ah Ye was joking, I didn't expect him to actually want to eat it."

"Do I look like I'm joking?" Feng Ye said firmly, "If I say I'll eat, then I have to eat!"

"So, shall we really take action?"

"Let's get started. Everyone's worked hard all night. Let's treat you to something."

"Ah Ye, which one do you think is more suitable to eat?"

"Whatever, you can choose whichever you like."

"Then let's take this one, around 50 pounds, just the right size."

"Yes, it doesn't need to be too big. There are only a few of us, and we can't finish it anyway."

"Why don't we pick the smallest one to avoid wasting any?"

"Yes, we eat the small ones, and save the big ones to sell for money..."

Everyone was discussing which fish to eat.

Feng Ye shook his head and pointed to a round tuna weighing about 80 pounds: "Stop talking, just this one. If we can't finish it, we'll share some with the other two boats so they can have a taste too."

Ah-Can smiled and nodded, "Let's listen to Brother Ye and eat this one."

"Ah Ye is very generous."

Everyone praised it and stopped arguing.

Ah-chan, Luo Zhiping, and two boatmen dragged the tuna into the cabin to slaughter and cut it up.

Meanwhile, Ye Chenliang and two boatmen were still diligently sorting and organizing the fish in the fish hold.

Feng Ye stood on the deck, admiring the magnificent sunrise for a while, and then glanced at the other two ships not far away.

The Dong Sheng and Feng Shou ships were still hauling fish onto the deck, their busy figures silhouetted against the morning light.

Perhaps because they were busy catching bomb fish, they were a little late in pulling in the nets, about half an hour later.

However, it seems they had a good haul, as the deck was piled high with fish.

After all, their sailing route had always been under the command of Feng Ye and his team, so it was normal for them to have a lot of cargo; it would be strange if they had less.

Feng Ye nodded to himself, a slight smile appearing on his lips, and turned to get into the driver's seat, wanting to ask about the specific situation on their side.

To my surprise, there was no response after calling several times. I guessed that no one was in the wheelhouse and they were all busy on the deck and didn't hear me.

He stopped calling out, turned around and left the cockpit, going down into the fish hold to work.

Tuna cutting takes time, so it's not something you can eat right away.

The cargo filling the hold and deck needs to be sorted and packed into crates as quickly as possible.

With just Ye Chenliang and the other two, it's hard to say how long they'll be busy.

He can't be idle; he has to help.

Unexpectedly, he was startled as soon as he went down.