Sea urchins are generally small, with a diameter of no more than 5 centimeters, which is only slightly larger than a ping-pong ball.
Of course, there are also large sea urchins.
For example, red sea urchins (also known as red sea urchins) can grow up to 8 centimeters; purple sea urchins can grow up to 7 centimeters; and spiny sea urchins can grow up to 10 centimeters or more.
The largest giant purple sea urchin can reach a diameter of 25 centimeters, making it a true behemoth among sea urchins.
Sea urchins mainly live in shallow waters, but their distribution is very wide, ranging from the intertidal zone to the seabed thousands of meters deep.
Generally speaking, even within the same species, deep-sea bream are larger and have longer spines, but they are also more expensive.
Basically, the larger the seafood, the higher the price.
Feng Ye brandished the small hook incessantly, transforming into a ruthless robot as he peeled sea urchins from the rocks one by one.
Catching sea urchins is effortless; it's just that the movement is relatively slower underwater due to the resistance of the seawater, unlike the swift movement on land.
Within minutes, the hand gripping the net felt a considerable weight.
As time went by, the weight in his hands continued to increase.
After feeling somewhat uncomfortable, he didn't linger, tightened the net, and placed it directly on the seabed.
He swung his flippers to float up while looking around, but he couldn't see Ah-chan anywhere in his sight. He didn't know where Ah-chan had gone.
I had intended to ask him to rise to the surface with me, but now I have no choice but to give up.
When they surfaced, they didn't see Ah-chan on the boat, but they did see a buoy floating far away on the sea.
Clearly, Ah-chan is still at the bottom of the sea.
Feng Ye didn't care. They were all adults; when they felt they had reached their limit, they would naturally float upwards.
He swam to the side of the boat, pulled the buoy along, climbed onto the boat using both his hands and feet, and then used a long hook to pull the buoy up.
This net bag of sea urchins is quite heavy, weighing about 40 to 50 pounds.
Therefore, instead of pulling it onto the ship by hand, he hung it on a crane to save effort.
He was already exhausted from diving for so long, so he naturally wouldn't miss any opportunity to slack off.
Otherwise, why would people say that human laziness is the driving force behind technological innovation?
Everything is for the purpose of completing tasks more efficiently and easily.
He wasn't in a hurry to pull the sea urchin up; he just left it hanging on the crane.
He took off his diving equipment and sat on the deck to catch his breath and regain his strength.
A short while later, Ah-Can also surfaced.
After he swam to the side of the boat with the buoy, Feng Ye stood up and poked his head out: "How was it? How many sea urchins did you catch?"
"I usually weigh around 40 kilograms when I dive, and this time should be about the same. Brother Ye, help me haul the goods up."
Feng Ye extended his hook, pulled up the buoy, and hung it on the crane.
As he pulled the rope at the other end, the two dark nets were pulled into the air above the ship's side.
Ah-chan, who had just climbed up, quickly reached out and pulled, bringing the crane in with him.
As soon as Feng Ye let go, the two large bags of sea urchins fell onto the deck.
"These two net bags should weigh around 90 pounds."
"It's fortunate that it's just the two of us, otherwise we wouldn't have been able to bring so much. My dad is lucky if he can bring up thirty pounds when he goes into the water."
"My dad and your dad are probably pretty much the same, right?"
"Hmm, they're about the same."
"They are old after all, and their physical condition is not as good. They can't stay in the sea for as long as we do."
"Indeed, they always went out to sea at the same time, and when I came back, they were already resting on the boat."
After Ah-Can had rested enough, Feng Ye went to the cabin and took out two baskets.
Then the two of them worked together to lift the net, loosened the tightened opening, and poured the sea urchins inside into the basket.
One net bag filled one basket perfectly, and there were two baskets in total.
After carrying the basket into the cabin, the two sat on the deck chatting and joking.
Although both of them had almost recovered their strength, they couldn't rush to continue diving.
Generally, you should rest for at least three times the breath-holding time before another dive.
However, for dives exceeding 20 meters in depth, the number of freedives performed also needs to be recorded.
Because the number of freedivings that can be done in a day is also limited.
If you have completed the maximum number of permitted dives, you should surface and wait until the next day to freedive again.
Their diving depth is certainly not 20 meters, only about ten meters. They don't need to record the number of dives, but they must rest for a sufficient amount of time.
After resting for more than an hour, the two of them set off again.
They put their diving gear back on, and after confirming that everything was normal, they adjusted their breathing and jumped into the sea together, splashing water everywhere.
The two swam back to the area where they had previously surfaced and dived.
The underwater world was once again revealed to Feng Ye.
Colorful corals, swimming fish, shrimp, crabs and shellfish, and sea urchins clinging to the rocks and coral reefs.
His movements were still practiced, using a small hook to pull the sea urchins down one by one...
Just as he was ruthlessly harvesting sea urchins, a small group of brightly colored fish, each less than twenty centimeters long, suddenly swam over.
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