Lunch was a whole fish feast, with salmon as the main ingredient, except for a few vegetarian dishes.
Bai Yu made pan-fried salmon, and Uncle Zhang and the others stir-fried the salmon again, adding some spices.
There are two ways to eat salmon sashimi: one is the normal, plain salmon, which needs to be dipped in sauce.
Another method is raw marinating, which involves pre-mixing and can be eaten directly.
The other dishes included braised salmon chunks, fish head tofu soup, and fish roe hot pot, making for a very lavish meal.
For Bai Yu, the most unique thing was the fish roe hot pot. The fish roe hot pot made with salmon roe was truly different.
It's quite different from the roe of freshwater fish, since salmon roe is larger, and the taste is very different.
Once cooked, the salmon roe is distinct, with each roe having a slight reddish tinge, making it look quite unique.
After lunch, Bai Yu and Wang Hai did not immediately return to the deck to work. After all, they were not crew members on the ship, and their work was only to help out; they did not need to work all the time.
Besides, he was really tired after being busy all morning. After he and Wang Hai finished eating, they went to the second-floor rest area to rest.
The two ordered a pot of hot tea and sat in the rest area watching the crew working on the deck.
Net after net of salmon was hauled up from the sea, one net after another without stopping, with the two crews on deck working together in perfect harmony.
If a large fish causes trouble, the other crew will definitely come out to help; otherwise, they will continue to rest in the cabin.
They would take over from another shift of crew when it was time for a change of shifts.
In the afternoon, Bai Yu and Wang Hai also went for a stroll and helped the crew with some tasks they could manage.
It wasn't until midnight that Bai Yu and Wang Hai strolled over to the captain's cabin and found their uncle.
My uncle has already had a round of rest, and now it's his turn to be on duty again.
“Uncle, it’s already midnight. Use the radio to contact the other fishing boats and ask them how their catch has been after a day of fishing.”
"Okay, I'll call them."
After my uncle finished speaking, he made a call through the ship's radio.
Marine radios have a coverage area. As long as the caller is within range, ships on the same frequency can receive a large number of call messages.
After the salmon school was discovered, although the other boats were moving freely, they were all heading in the same direction and were not too far apart from each other, so radio calls could be received.
Before long, the voices of the captains of each ship came over, reporting on their respective ships' catch.
Then the eldest uncle gave the data he had compiled to Bai Yu, so that he could understand the harvest situation of each fishing boat.
"Wow, so many salmon caught today? Each fishing boat is over 300 tons on average. If this continues, we can head back in two or three days?"
Bai Yu looked at the statistics with surprise. The ten fishing boats had caught about 370 tons of fish. This was the catch that had already been put into the hold. As for how much was still being cleaned and packaged, you didn't know.
However, it should be around 400 tons. As for why there is such detailed data?
That's because the fishing boat with the best results was the Yuxue, and the fishing boat that Bai Yu and his crew were on was also the lead boat in the fleet, so their catch was naturally better.
The harvest was nearly 400 tons, and that was done in just 15 hours, from 9 a.m. to midnight.
This efficiency is incredibly high. In another two or three days, they will be able to fill the ship's hold and return to port.
In fact, given today's efficiency, it wouldn't take that long to fill the fishing boat; less than two days would be enough.
However, while trawling is indeed very efficient, the sorting facilities inside the fishing boats are limited in efficiency; they are essentially assembly lines.
The salmon that are caught need to be cleaned and packaged, which can't be rushed.
So sometimes, when there's a lot of fish in the hold, the crew on deck have to wait a little while to give the crew inside the hold more time to process it.
The main advantage is that catching this school of salmon is incredibly easy. After just one more hour, the net can be hauled in. Each trawl yields tens of thousands of kilograms of salmon, which are then all dumped into the unloading port.
Over time, the number of salmon piling up in the unloading port became too large, so they had to stop.
Ten fishing boats worked all day and caught nearly three thousand tons of salmon.
How should I put it, this quantity is roughly six million catties.
If each salmon weighs twelve or thirteen pounds, they caught approximately 500,000 salmon in one day.
"Uncle, I've been fishing here all day, and the salmon population shows no signs of decreasing. Why don't we skip this goose and let the other fishing boats from the company go instead?"
Looking at the data sheets for each ship in his hand, Bai Yu mentioned another matter to his uncle, which was also the main purpose of their trip.
After all, judging from the current situation, they can catch salmon for another two or three days without any problem, enough to fill ten fishing boats.
In that case, they won't have anywhere to buy king crab from Daegu.
Instead of sending pigeons from the other side of the goose farm, it would be better to have other fishing boats in the company carry the cargo. We can call them in advance while they are on the road, so even if they are delayed by something on the way, they might arrive a couple of days late.
"Xiaoyu, you can decide this yourself. You're the company boss, what can't you decide?"
My uncle was indifferent to the idea of not going to the Goose Barn to catch king crabs.
Compared to catching king crabs, catching salmon is generally more profitable.
After all, there is a limit to the number of king crabs that can be caught in the Bering Strait each year, with the total annual catch being only around 10,000 tons.
It's impossible to sell all 10,000 tons of king crabs to Bai Yu's company; that's simply unrealistic, and their company might not even be able to afford it.
According to Bai Yu and his team's previous communication with the other party, this time the other party could sell them 500 tons of king crab. On average, with ten fishing boats, each fishing boat would only receive 50 tons of king crab.
Fifty tons only amount to 100,000 jin (50,000 kg). Even if we catch some other seafood along the way after bringing them back, making a profit of tens of millions of yuan per trip is still not a problem.
But which would earn more money, going back with a ship full of salmon, weighing over a thousand tons, is self-evident.
If wild Pacific sockeye salmon, sold with its roe, fetches tens of dollars per kilogram, it's practically a clearance sale.
In this situation, the eldest uncle naturally knew which option was the best choice for his crew.
Then my uncle asked the other fishing boats for their opinions, and the answer was that no one had any objections. They suggested that other fishing boats could go to Da'e to buy king crabs, while they could fish for salmon here.
Since that's the case, Bai Yu immediately made a phone call to Li Shuang, completely disregarding what time it was in China, just to finalize the matter first.
Fortunately, for young people these days, nightlife only begins around midnight, and Li Shuang is no exception; he hasn't rested yet either.
However, he wasn't resting because he was out having fun; he was still working. As a senior executive in the company, he had far too many things to do.
After Bai Yu finished telling Li Shuang what had happened, Li Shuang used a satellite phone to contact the captains of the other fishing boats and then sent five fishing boats to Da'e again.
It's great that the company has grown so big. When Bai Yu and his team's ten fishing boats were tied up with other matters and couldn't go to Da'e, they could just arrange for other fishing boats to set off.
Overall, although it may be a few days late, that's how it is with sea freight, and things can change in an unpredictable way. It could be a couple of days earlier or later, so it's not a big deal.
After Bai Yu finished arranging things, he and Wang Hai returned to the crew cabin to rest.
There are still two busy days ahead. At least until the ship is fully loaded, Bai Yu, the boss, won't be able to relax too much. If there's any need for help, they'll have to come out and lend a hand.
However, before going to bed, Bai Yu and Wang Hai went to the kitchen for a late-night snack, eating a bowl of seafood noodles, before returning to the crew cabin for a comfortable sleep.
Bai Yu and Wang Hai slept comfortably before four o'clock. Although the fishing boat rocked a bit, it was within an acceptable range.
After four o'clock, something happened at sea. The wind and waves became stronger, and the fishing boat rocked much more violently. Bai Yu was even woken up by the shaking.
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