Bigeye carp are easy to identify; just look at their eyes.
Its eyes are very large, about half the length of its head in diameter.
The body is oblong-elliptical and somewhat laterally flattened;
Large mouth, with an oblique or nearly vertical mouth opening;
The body is bright red, with yellow spots between the membranes of the dorsal, anal, and pelvic fins.
These are also characteristics of the bigeye carp.
In fact, bigeye bream is not a single type of fish, but a collective term for 18 kinds of sea fish.
Its scientific name is Bigeye snapper, a fish belonging to the Bigeye snapper family in the order Perciformes. It is also commonly known as bigeye snapper or redeye snapper.
They are warm-water bottom-dwelling fish that typically inhabit muddy or sandy bottoms.
They are active at night and hide during the day.
They often travel alone when resting in the reef area, but they will appear in groups in deeper areas outside the reef edge.
It feeds on zooplankton, juvenile fish, larger crustaceans such as shrimp and crabs, and cephalopods such as squid. It is a type of bigeye seabream. Common varieties of short-tailed bigeye seabream include long-tailed and short-tailed bigeye seabream; the former has crescent-shaped fins, while the latter has truncated fins.
The bigeye bream in the net is actually the longtail bigeye snapper.
There are quite a few of them; at a glance, there are at least twenty or thirty visible on the surface.
And in the middle, there are still countless others that are blocked by other fish.
Moreover, they are all quite large.
The key point is that bigeye carp are very popular. On land, even small ones can sell for 2 yuan per kilogram, while the larger ones are close to 3 yuan per kilogram.
"Okay, okay..."
Feng Ye was so happy he couldn't stop smiling.
Before long, all the cargo in the net bag was poured out and piled up into a small mountain on the deck.
When the trawl net is first pulled up, you can only see the surface layer through the mesh.
For such a large package, this is just the tip of the iceberg.
Since the lighting wasn't very bright, we had to rely entirely on guesswork to find what was inside.
Now that everything has been poured out, everyone can see what other goods are hidden inside the package.
"Wow! The net is really overflowing, there are so many bigeye carp."
"These two manta rays are also quite large, about the same size as the two we caught last time!"
"There are quite a few small yellow croakers and croakers too, which can fetch a good price."
"Not bad, not bad. Apart from the two manta rays, this whole catch can sell for over a thousand yuan."
Seeing so many valuable fish in the pile, Feng Ye was overjoyed.
"Tsk tsk, this net has quite a lot of valuable catches, even including a lot of squid."
"Just this one haul would take those small trawlers several days to complete..."
"Yes, big ships are still better..."
"Let's get the net organized first, then we'll talk about putting it down."
"Yes, yes, yes..."
Du Yulin and Xiao Mingshi were overjoyed at the thought of receiving a 0.5% share, and their enthusiasm grew even stronger.
Without waiting for Feng Ye's instructions, he took the initiative to tidy up the fishing net and then lowered it back down.
Both pulling in and releasing the nets take a considerable amount of time, at least half an hour in total.
Moreover, they must be experienced old fishermen.
If everyone is a beginner, it will waste a lot of time, and it wouldn't be surprising if it took an extra half hour.
This job requires experience, strength, and the ability to be observant and alert, always aware of potential dangers.
Tight ropes, working machinery, and slippery decks can all pose a danger.
And at night, it's even more dangerous.
If someone accidentally gets tangled in a rope and is dragged into the sea, or slips and falls in, the other people on the boat will be unable to rescue them.
Therefore, even Feng Ye, who had rich experience from his previous life, was extremely careful when setting up and casting the net, and dared not be careless in the slightest.
Fortunately, Du Yulin and Xiao Mingshi were not reckless people and were experienced, so they successfully set the net down.
Then, their gaze fell once again on the mountain of fish.
"Time to work, time to work..."
"After we finish sorting this batch, we'll cook a midnight snack and then go to sleep."
"The first two nets at sea have been very successful. If we do a few more, we'll have a full hold of fish! Haha..."
"The barn is full of fish and shrimp, I'll build a house when I get home, marry a beautiful wife, and have a chubby baby..."
Xiao Mingshi hummed a little tune as he began sorting the fish.
Feng Ye was also amused by the unexpected little tune.
I don't know where his uncle heard it from, but he had never heard of it before.
As usual, they dealt with the dangerous manta rays first, chopping off their tails with a knife, throwing them into the sea, and then killing and bleeding them.
Then, they first selected the bigeye carp.
After all, this thing is brightly colored, looks festive, and has big eyes, making it very easy to identify.
There were quite a lot of bigeye carp, almost filling eight baskets, weighing about 400 jin (200 catties), and they were all large.
If you sell it at the port, 1200 yuan shouldn't be a problem.
But the boats used for collecting fresh seafood will be discounted, so it's unclear how much they can sell for, but they'll definitely fetch over 600 yuan.
After cleaning the bigeye carp, the next step was to carefully peel it apart piece by piece, picking out whatever was inside.
Aside from the useless blue mackerel, the most abundant fish is the small yellow croaker.
Although the flood season has passed, there are still plenty of small yellow croakers at this time, just not in large groups like during the flood season.
However, be careful when picking them out.
Mixed in among them are extremely similar Mei Tongs.
They are all golden in color and similar in size; you have to look at their head shape to tell them apart.
In low light conditions at night, it's easy to get confused if you're not careful.
Back in the Sea Continent, there were so many Mei Tong mixed in that the two of them couldn't sort them out at all, so they had to send someone over from afar.
But now, this problem no longer exists.
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