Chapter 350 The three-meter-long shark fin is in hand
Not long after, the belly of the deep-sea thresher shark became concave.
Even if you stand on a large ship and look through a telescope, you can clearly see that the abdomen of the thresher shark is damaged, while other parts remain intact.
The killer whale didn't seem to intend to finish eating such a large piece of fat fish liver in one meal. In the end, it took out the uneaten fish liver and swam in another direction.
Before swimming away, a cloud of white mist spurted out of the blowhole and a pair of pectoral fins slapped the water surface, splashing a few cheerful water droplets, as if greeting the big ship led by Liang Ziqiang.
The whole picture is full of harmony, like children playing in the water. If you hadn't witnessed it pounce on the thresher shark with such ferocity and accuracy that it killed it, the scene would have seemed even more peaceful.
Without the buoyancy of its huge liver, the thresher shark would probably sink faster. Seeing the killer whale leave, Liang Ziqiang no longer hesitated, and decisively adjusted the course and increased the speed of the boat, heading towards the direction just now.
After getting closer, by constantly adjusting the position of the boat, the large trawl finally passed through the water where the thresher shark was.
Living sharks are taboo, but if a shark is already dead, you can just put it in your bag without worrying about threats such as collisions.
Seeing that the goal had been achieved, Liang Ziqiang immediately slowed down, ordered the operation of the winch, and started to pull up the net.
After a while, the net was pulled back to the boat and hung on the gantry. With a thunderous sound, the heavy body of the thresher shark fell on the deck where the fish were sorted.
This time it was deliberately not hung too high, and it slowly slid out of the net bag, which reduced the force when it fell, otherwise the sound would be even louder.
Thresher sharks are generally not as big as great white sharks. This thresher shark is estimated to weigh only about 600 to 700 kilograms, definitely not more than 1,000 kilograms.
Liang Ziqiang took out a tape measure and measured it. The main part of the shark was more than four meters long, of course not including the "whip-like" extended tail fin. The tail fin was measured separately and it was three meters long!
"Brother Qiang, I'm rich! I didn't expect to actually get it. The tail fin is so long. Even though the whole fish is not even half the size of the great white shark last time, the tail fin alone must be worth more than the money I got from the shark fin last time!" Deng Zhaocai observed the tail fin closely, which further deepened his previous judgment.
"What should we do this time? Return?" Lu Song asked.
The last time, the great white shark was too big to be lifted whole into the cold storage compartment on the basement level. And it happened to be the last day of the voyage, so they simply left it on the deck and drove directly to the county town to sell it.
This time the thresher shark was smaller, but it was still not light at six or seven hundred pounds. It was still extremely difficult for several people to lift it, and it was not necessarily possible for such a huge creature to fit into the entrance of the deck.
Let’s just return home. It’s only the fourth day and Liang Ziqiang’s original plan has been completely disrupted.
He thought about it and decided:
"Keep casting the nets. I'll start trawling while you cut up the sharks in these three hours. Cut off the fins first and put them in the cold storage. Then cut the whole fish into several large pieces that can be moved into the cold storage!"
The thresher shark was indeed a big, unexpected catch, but he still felt it was not worth it to reduce his fishing by one or two days just for it.
Fortunately, this one is much smaller than the last great white shark in terms of size, so with some effort it should be possible to slowly process it and put it into the cold storage compartment.
In order to make full use of time, several crew members immediately cooperated with Liang Ziqiang, some operated the winch, some fastened the water-dividing board, and together completed the lowering of the net.
While the trawling was in progress, they used the time to deal with the sharks.
During these three hours, Liang Ziqiang drove the boat a long way.
Three hours later, when the trawl net was pulled up, Deng Zhaocai and his team still had not completely dealt with the thresher shark.
There was no choice but to move the remaining thresher shark slightly to the edge of the fish sorting area to make room for the large trawl net that had just been pulled up.
As lunch approached, the few people didn't have time to cook too many dishes today, so they picked out some shrimps and boiled them in salt water as a dish. After eating, they immediately started working non-stop, and there was no time to rest at noon.
After all, whether it is shark meat or a large net of freshly caught fish, it cannot be left on the deck for too long and must be processed quickly.
Fortunately, shortly after lunch, the remaining parts of the thresher shark were finally processed and put into the cold storage compartment.
The crew members poured out the new catches from the nets, which were mainly common fish, shrimps and crabs. Nothing was particularly valuable, but the large quantity itself meant money.
While the crew were sorting out the new catch, Liang Ziqiang drove the ship again to carry out a round of trawling operations in the afternoon.
After driving for more than two hours, a small gray shadow appeared in the distance on the sea.
Sometimes I try hard to find an island to anchor for the night, but I just can't find one. This time, I didn't look for it specifically, but I came across an island by accident.
Anyway, the big ship was heading towards the island at the moment, so Liang Ziqiang drove straight towards the island.
It was still early, and Liang Ziqiang didn't want to go closer and stop for the night, but he wanted to take a look at the island.
After all, deep-sea islands are more sparsely populated than those in shallow seas, and the deep-sea fish resources gathered there are likely to be more abundant.
Of course, this does not include the terrifying Snake Island like last time.
Liang Ziqiang later heard about several small islands with extremely rich resources in the news. His exact location could not be determined based on the content of the reports, but it could be basically judged that most of them were in the deep sea.
Now that he is working in the deep sea, if he has the chance, he would naturally like to look and search more, hoping to find an island with extremely rich resources and a treasure trove before the large-scale development in the future.
As the distance got closer, Liang Ziqiang looked through the telescope and discovered that this island could not be called an island strictly speaking, but was completely made up of reefs.
The part exposed to the sea is made up of large pieces of beige, light grey or light brown rocks piled together. The area is not too small, but there is not a single tree or grass. It is bare except for the large rocks and small stones.
If this is considered an island, it is at most a reef island, which is strictly speaking a relatively large pile of reefs.
It seemed unlikely that it was one of the islands mentioned in the news. But since he was already here, Liang Ziqiang decided to drive closer to take a look.
As the distance got closer, several people looked a little surprised.
"How come there is a black stone in the middle of a pile of stones? This is a bit strange. It is not the same color as the surrounding stones!" Liang Chun said.
"What's that look? Have you ever seen a stone so smooth? Can you see that it shines when the sun shines on it?" Deng Zhaocai thought that it was not a stone.
"Don't argue!" Zhu Tianpeng stood at the bow holding a telescope in his hand. He took a closer look at the "black rock" and understood. "It's not pure black. The lower side is white and it seems to be moving. How can this be a rock? It looks like a killer whale!"
"Killer whales? Aren't killer whales always in the water? Why are they running up to the pile of rocks for no reason?!"
"How should I know? I saw it flapping its wings and it seemed to be unable to move!"
While several crew members were talking at once, Liang Ziqiang raised his telescope in the cockpit.
Zhu Tianpeng was right. There was a black and white object placed among a pile of rocks. Judging from its color and shape, it was indeed a killer whale.
Liang Ziqiang drove the boat closer, and the pile of rocks and the figure stuck in the middle became clearer and clearer.
Now, even if you put down the telescope, you can tell with your naked eyes that the thing lying there unable to move is a killer whale.
As for whether it was the killer whale that hunted the thresher shark and left a lot of valuable shark fins for Liang Ziqiang, he had no way of judging.
It is said that in the morning, the big killer whale was still dominating the water and enjoying itself. It was only about seven or eight hours before and after.
If it really was that killer whale, it shouldn't have happened. How could it suddenly get stuck on a pile of rocks? (End of this chapter)
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