"My God, what's that?"
Seeing that Fu Wan was looking at the sea without saying anything, Ye Lin curiously looked in the direction she was looking.
However, he couldn't see it very clearly; he could only see a dark shadow on the sea, but he didn't know what it was.
Boss Fu was changing the trawl net when he heard their words and looked up.
An old fisherman is an old fisherman; even if he can't see clearly, he can guess pretty accurately.
"It must be a whale. The commotion on the surface of the sea must be a whale feeding."
"Dad, you're so smart. It really is a whale feeding." It was just that she hadn't seen a Bryde's whale since her rebirth, so she momentarily forgot to come to her senses.
Fang Min and Fu Qing were all curious, but because it was still late at night and the visibility on the sea was very low, they could only see the general direction, but still couldn't make out the specific appearance of the whale.
Just as everyone was about to give up on the last bit of sorting the fish on the deck, a long and deep voice suddenly came, startling not only Fu Wan but also Boss Fu and the others.
This sound is different from the sounds of baby killer whales. It's not the light, cheerful whistling, but rather like a very ancient horn sound. If you didn't know better, you might think a siren was blowing a horn on the sea.
"Is...is this the sound of a whale calling?"
Ye Lin was shocked. Good heavens, the pressure from this giant ocean creature was comparable to the howling of wolves in the mountains.
Fu Wan nodded, and just as she was about to say something, a voice suddenly came from the radio in the cockpit.
"Awan, Father, are you there?"
Fu Wan rushed into the cockpit, picked up the walkie-talkie, and replied, "Yes, brother, what's up?"
Fu Ming's tone was very urgent, and Fu Wan was worried that something had happened.
"Hehe, it's nothing. Did you guys hear that sound just now? Was it a whale? Awan, I think there must be a school of fish over there. Do you want to go take a look?"
"It's a whale feeding..."
Before Fu Wan could finish speaking, Boss Fu walked in. He had obviously heard Fu Ming's suggestion and now his face was full of disapproval.
"Nonsense! Are you tired of living? Trying to steal food from whales in the middle of the night?"
Fu Ming touched his nose guiltily on the other end of the line. What he didn't say was that Chen Balang also disagreed with him taking the boat over.
It is also said that it will disturb the whales while they are feeding. Whales are most vigilant when they are feeding. If they are frightened, the whales will run and ram the boat. Their boat is not even enough to withstand two ramming attacks from the whales.
But Fu Ming was unwilling to give up. "Didn't we go fishing with the little orca and the others before?"
Fu Laoda was so angry he almost laughed. "You said it yourself, it's a baby orca. If it weren't for Awan's good relationship with the baby orca, try snatching one yourself!"
He really didn't dare.
Fu Ming had no choice but to accept his fate. "Fine, then I'll continue trawling the net!"
Hearing Fu Ming's disappointed tone, Fu Wan understood his feelings.
Her brother simply thought that fishing with a hand-thrown net was faster, while trawls took longer.
However, fishing with whales is not out of the question.
Just keep your distance.
"Dad, look over there, aren't there schools of fish?"
"where?"
Boss Fu tried his best to open his eyes wide, but the sea was pitch black and he couldn't see anything.
"Never mind, honey, you have good eyesight. Did you see a school of fish again?"
Fu Wan nodded. If she wasn't mistaken, there seemed to be quite a few silver lights in the rolling waves in the distance.
The location was at least 200 meters from the Bryde's whale, and many bold seabirds had already spotted the school of fish and rushed into the sea.
Fu Laoda could still see the shadows of the seabirds in flight, and he immediately turned the rudder, quickly increasing the speed.
"Alright, let's go join in the fun!"
"Tell your brother and the others to be careful when opening it, so as not to scare the whale!"
Just as Fu Wan picked up the walkie-talkie to speak, Fu Ming's excited voice came through the radio.
"I heard you, I'm heading there right now!"
"I heard that too, but we're still trawling here, so it might be a bit slower."
Hearing Fu Liang's words, Boss Fu realized that he hadn't put his trawl net into the water yet.
"Awan, go to the back and call out to Alin and the others to push the trawl net down."
Fu Wan responded, went out to give instructions, and then returned to the cockpit to point out the location to Boss Fu.
At the same time, she did not forget to observe the movements of the Bryde's whale. However, it was fine when the boat was not moving, but after it had sailed forward for a while, Fu Wan realized that it was not one Bryde's whale, but two.
They all looked quite large, and they were opening their mouths, waiting for the fish to be sucked into their mouths.
Occasionally, when their mouths get tired of opening, they slowly close them, then sink into the sea to drive away suitable schools of fish, before opening their mouths again.
Bryde's whale is also known as the baleen whale because it has many streamlined baleen plates on its chin, making it look like it has a beard.
Bryde's whales have a streamlined body shape, are entirely slate gray, have two fins, and are characterized by their mouths that can open exceptionally wide.
Image of Bryde's whale (removed if infringing copyright).
These whales typically prefer to travel in groups and have a relatively docile temperament.
Fu Laoda didn't dare to go too fast, because the faster the speed, the louder the engine would be. Even though Bryde's whales are docile, they are not to be trifled with when disturbed.
As the boat slowly approached the churning school of fish, Fu Wan hurriedly ran to the deck to have Fu Shiye and the others prepare a hand-thrown net.
The lights on the deck were bright, and as the ship approached the school of fish, Fu Shi and Ye Lin spotted quite a few fish leaping out of the water.
"It's sardines and mackerel!"
"Whatever it is, let's get it up here first!"
Ye Lin shouted and threw the hand net out, while Fu Shi and Fu Wan were not idle either.
At this moment, time is money. Seeing that his brothers and sisters had already thrown the nets, Fu Ming, who was holding binoculars behind him, was so excited that his eyes were almost red.
Oh dear, if it weren't for Boss Fu and Chen Balang saying that he couldn't go too fast, he would definitely have floored the accelerator.
Fu Qing also wanted to throw the net, but her aim was off, so she focused on helping Fu Wan and Fang Min pull the net back up.
The fish pulled up were all beautifully colored mackerel and sardines, and Fu Wan's net also contained two Spanish mackerel.
This delighted Fu Wan, not only because the two mackerel were valuable blue-spotted mackerel, but also because the nets contained over a hundred kilograms of sardines and mackerel.
Putting everything else aside, the cannery has secured its raw materials for the month.
The two Bryde's whales didn't stay on the surface for long. By the time Fu Ming and his group arrived, they had already gone to the spot where the whales had just appeared and managed to snag some loot.
All three ships had a good haul. Boss Fu had originally planned for everyone to take turns resting, but after all this commotion, everyone was more energetic than the last.
After a lot of effort, everyone packed up the sardines and mackerel and put them in the cold storage. Fu Wan quickly sent Fu Qing to bed, but she herself couldn't sleep. After thinking for a while, she took out the lure fishing rod from under the bed and went out of the cabin.
"Brother Lin, Brother Shi, how about a fishing rod?"
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