In front of the school of fish, several large fish can be vaguely seen below the surface of the water.
Although he couldn't see exactly what kind of fish it was, Feng Ye could guess.
Since these fish can attract six-banded trevally, they must be sharks.
I just don't know exactly what kind of shark it is.
The shark's skin is covered with countless shield-shaped scales that resemble teeth, making it extremely rough.
This allows other fish to use the shark's rough skin to clean themselves of dead skin and parasites.
Many sharks don't mind being used as living "back scratchers".
However, some sharks (especially great white sharks) will twist, swing their bodies, or leap in a spiral motion in an attempt to shake off these fish.
This group of six-banded trevally must be trying to rub against the shark to remove dead skin and parasites.
This is much more efficient and faster than cleaning with a wrasse.
After all, there are too many six-banded trevally to count.
However, there are too few wrasse to take care of every single six-banded trevally.
Just then, a shark appeared, which naturally attracted the attention of the six-banded trevally, and they all followed it.
And indeed, things turned out exactly as Feng Ye had predicted.
After the six-banded trevally swam up to the sharks, they took turns rubbing against the sharks, treating them like bath towels.
The sharks didn't seem to care that so many six-banded trevally were rubbing against them; they just kept swimming forward and didn't try to eat any of the trevally.
It's not that sharks don't want to eat, it's that they can't.
This is a whale shark. They only eat small fish and shrimp; they can't swallow fish and shrimp that are too big.
The people on the boat had no idea what was happening underwater.
They then saw the six-banded trevally swim away from the surface layer.
The moment he saw the fish disperse, Feng Ye didn't even bother to retrieve the hand-thrown net still in the water; he quickly tied it to the side of the boat.
At the same time, he looked around and found that everyone's nets were still in the water, and no one had pulled them in yet.
What a fucking coincidence!
He cursed under his breath, but could only helplessly say to Feng Xuan beside him, "Brother, stop pulling in the net, hurry up and come with me to set up the trawl net."
"Then what about the internet?"
"Just like me, tie it to the side of the boat. They'll bring it in later, or they'll lower the net down and then come back to retrieve it."
"Uh... okay."
"Hurry up!"
As Feng Ye spoke, he turned and hurriedly ran towards the stern of the boat.
As he ran, he shouted to Ah-Can on the pier platform, "Ah-Can, hurry up and get the boat moving! The fish have scattered, we need to set up the trawl net."
Also, don't forget to tell Uncle Jun to put down the trawl nets too.
At this moment, the Harvest was not far behind them, only a few hundred meters away.
"The fish swam in that direction, I can't see them from here."
"They went due east."
"knew."
The preparations for the trawling had been completed long ago and were placed at the stern of the boat.
Compared to normal operation, the trawl net now has many more floats added.
This was all done according to Feng Ye's instructions, with Han Qiwen and Ye Chenliang adding it.
In addition, the mesh plate has been changed, and the dragline has been shortened.
Of course, shortening here does not mean cutting the traction cable, but rather that it is not released on the winch.
This way, the entire tow line won't be lowered, allowing the trawl net to catch fish from the middle and upper layers of the water.
When Feng Xuan reached the stern, A-Can started the boat.
You can log off now.
The two brothers grabbed the tail of the trawl net and threw it into the sea.
Under the combined effects of gravity and the ship's speed, the portion of the trawl net still remaining on the ship is rapidly pulled into the water.
Then, the girder twitched rapidly, like a winding snake.
The process of removing the netting was completed quickly.
The trawl net sank into the water, its gaping maw ready to devour everything in its path.
"Alright, now let's see how many six-banded trevally we can catch."
Feng Ye clapped his hands and turned to walk towards the foredeck.
The trawl net has been set and doesn't need anyone to watch over it. We just need to wait for the time to come and then pull it up.
As soon as I got closer, I heard Ye Chenliang and the other four talking about why the fish had dispersed.
But none of them understood; they were just making wild guesses, saying all sorts of things.
Feng Ye interjected, saying, "Didn't you see? A few big sharks just came into the water."
"Oh, really? I didn't see it."
"I noticed that too..."
"I thought there was some other reason, but it turns out a shark came and scared the fish away..."
"You're wrong. The fish did scatter because of the sharks, but they weren't scared away; they just followed the sharks."
Everyone was stunned by these words.
"Hey, wait, why are they following the shark?"
"Yeah, aren't they afraid of getting swallowed whole by a shark?"
"Ah Ye, you've got it wrong, haven't you? When you see a shark, shouldn't you run away as fast as you can? What fish would follow a shark?"
"I saw it very clearly, I just followed the shark."
Feng Ye then explained why the six-banded trevally follows the shark.
"So fish need to scratch themselves too!"
"Another strange piece of knowledge has been added."
"Aren't they afraid of dying? They can't even run away, yet they still insist on getting close to the shark."
"I don't know about that. You'll have to ask an oceanographer; only they can explain it to you."
Feng Ye only knew that such a thing existed.
As for the deeper aspects, he didn't know either.
While they were talking, they didn't forget their work and continued casting nets to catch fish.
The six-banded trevally did not dive into the deep water; their shadows could still be seen moving through the surface.
The fish are moving, and the boat is moving too, making fishing less convenient and hauling in the nets more strenuous.
Moreover, when the net was hauled in, there weren't as many fish as before; more than half were missing, only about thirty or forty pounds.
However, no one stopped. They gritted their teeth and persevered, hoping to earn as much as possible.
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