Before, Zheng Gan had been observing the situation on the deck, but now he can't do that anymore and can only stay in the heated cockpit.
"Boss, we have arrived at the fishing area and can put down the cages at any time." The current captain is Deng Youfa. After looking at the position, he reminded.
"Okay, then I'll notify them and ask them to come with me to lower the crab cages." After Zheng Gan put on his clothes, he walked out of the cabin and started to call people.
In a few minutes, everyone had put on their clothes and came to the deck.
"Everyone must pay attention to safety and make sure the ropes are tied tightly!" Zheng Gan said seriously. Except for Deng Youfa and Liu Youcai, everyone present had no experience in catching king crabs, so they must be careful.
Everyone nodded, then went to the crab pot and started preparing.
This time we came here specifically to catch king crabs, so we prepared a hundred crab cages, all of which were high-end products bought specially for our daily life.
"Is the bait ready?" Zheng Gan shouted.
"Ready!"
"Okay! Put the cages down!" With the order, the first crab cage successfully entered the sea.
In fact, catching king crabs is not a very complicated task. It is similar to setting up crab cages and lobster cages. It’s just that the environment here is relatively harsh, so it seems very difficult.
They put cut cod in the crab pot, which is also a kind of bait that king crabs prefer.
Put the cut cod in the bag that holds onions, then put it in the crab cage, and then put the crab cage into the sea in the direction pointed by Zheng Gan, and it's done.
These crab pots are equipped with a large float and a locator to make it easier to find them later.
It took them more than four hours to put all the hundred crab cages into the sea. The next step was to wait.
"We will be able to retrieve the crab cages in twenty hours." Liu Youcai breathed a sigh of relief, but it was only a temporary relief.
Putting down the cage is the easiest part, but the real test comes when you put it away. That's when you need to exert some strength. If you can't stand steadily and the waves are surging, you may fall down and get into danger.
"Go back and rest first. It's okay. We have taken all the protective measures. There will definitely be no problem." Zheng Gan said.
Liu Youcai nodded. It wasn’t that he was worried, but it was mainly because this was the first time he was used after boarding the ship. If he didn’t do a perfect job, he would really feel unworthy of this treatment.
At this time, everyone started to go back to their rooms to rest, and the ship was handed over to two experienced captains.
It was not until twenty hours later that Zheng Gan called everyone out on time.
"Why are you so excited?" Lin Hao rubbed his hands excitedly.
Jiang Feng laughed beside him, then pointed in another direction with his mouth, "Look at Uncle Qiao, that's what you call real excitement."
Lin Hao looked in the direction he pointed, and sure enough, Qiao Zhengdong was spinning in circles on the spot, his body obviously trembling with nervousness, which was very funny.
"Dad, you don't have to be so excited. It's just collecting crab cages. You are knowledgeable and experienced. We won't be so excited." Zheng Gan was also comforting him with a helpless smile.
Qiao Zhengdong nodded, but the situation did not ease at all. As the crab cage rose, it shook even more violently.
The main reason he came here to catch king crabs was purely because of his idea. He has been a fisherman all his life, but when he saw the exciting scene of others catching king crabs on the Internet, he was completely overwhelmed.
As soon as he heard that Zheng Gan wanted to catch king crabs, he immediately wanted to follow and even signed an unequal treaty, so he was so nervous and excited.
In fact, not only him, but even Zheng Gan was a little nervous. After all, the king crab was considered a fresh seafood for him. Although he had caught it in Hokkaido before, the feeling of catching king crabs seriously was different from now.
The first crab cage soon arrived on the deck, and everyone exclaimed in surprise when they saw the situation inside.
"Oh my God, how can there be so many!"
"They're so densely packed, there must be at least fifty or sixty of them!"
"If every crab pot from now on is like this, then we'll be rich again, right?"
The first crab cage was obviously bursting, and the entire crab cage was full.
"Boss, every king crab must be carefully inspected. If it is small and does not meet the regulations, it must be released back into the sea, otherwise you will face a huge fine." Deng Youfa reminded.
Yesterday it was Liu Youcai on the deck, and today it is his turn.
"Oh? I've only heard of this situation on the Internet before, but I don't really know the details. Captain Liu, please tell me in detail." Zheng Gan said.
"Alaska's king crabs have strict fishing standards and must be at least 202mm in size."
"The second is the gender and age requirements. All young crabs and female crabs are released into the wild to protect the sustainable development of their population."
After listening to this, Lin Hao complained, "These foreigners have so many problems. Why not just set a certain limit on the amount of fish that cannot be caught?"
"You know shit. Let's not talk about anything else. Just talking about marine life, if we don't formulate detailed standards, we will be completely unemployed in a few years." Zheng Gan cursed.
Before he worked in this industry, he didn't have much feeling about it. But since he had the map plug-in, his thoughts and awareness have changed. It is very important to protect these marine creatures and achieve sustainable development.
Moreover, none of his trawl nets are the kind that will kill everyone, so he is very careful in this aspect.
"Hurry up and divide into two groups. We will prepare the crab cages upstairs, and Haozi, you take a few people downstairs to cook and freeze them!" Zheng Gan ordered.
This method is also the best way to handle king crabs. After all, fresh ones can only survive for 24 hours, which is not enough time.
So this cooked-frozen processing method came into being. After the king crabs are caught, they are immediately washed with sea water, then cooked with sea water, and then quickly frozen using low-temperature refrigeration technology at minus 18 degrees Celsius.
This method can largely lock in the fresh taste of the crab meat.
Fortunately, the ship has this equipment, otherwise it would be difficult to handle these king crabs.
"Okay, then we'll go down first. You guys be careful up there." Lin Hao nodded, then led his men downstairs.
Zheng Gan and his team continued to move the crab cages and sort them on the deck.
There are a total of one hundred cages, which is very hard work. In addition to dealing with physical fatigue, there are also waves hitting us from time to time.
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