Fang Yi lost interest in sailing in less than a day.
In his words, fishing boats engaged in trawling operations are like old ladies walking slowly.
Moreover, people sitting in the driver's seat have nothing to do and are extremely bored; they could even leave a dog to watch over them.
He prefers to stay on the deck rather than sail the boat. When he feels like it, he helps sort the catch, and when he gets tired, he finds a shady spot to lie down and take a nap.
He's just out having fun; he can do whatever he wants, nobody will care.
Feng Ye also disliked sailing, finding it too boring, just mechanical repetition with no challenge.
But now he has no choice; he has to drive it whether he wants to or not.
During the day, you can leave the boat to the boatman and take a break.
Operating a fishing boat is actually quite simple; it doesn't require much operation, just maintaining the course and speed.
But there's always a chance of something going wrong.
For example, sudden weather changes, the presence of reefs in the sea, or the sudden approach of other vessels all require immediate response.
Risks at sea are everywhere, and a moment of carelessness could lead to disaster.
Therefore, he was less comfortable letting others drive at night and had to do it himself.
However, he is also training his brother-in-law, who works the same shift as him, to operate the boat, hoping that he can take over as soon as possible.
Two more ships will be delivered by the end of the year, at which time one of him and Ah-Can will definitely have to leave and go to the Purple Qi.
In addition, three first mates are also needed.
At present, the only candidates for the three vice captains are Du Yulin, Han Qiwen, Luo Zhiping, and Ye Chenliang.
Therefore, we need to cultivate them first, so as not to have to cram at the last minute.
Another night passed, and not long after dawn, Fang Yi yawned as he walked out of his sleeping pod.
Feng Ye glanced back and said, "You're up so early? Why don't you sleep a little longer?"
"No, I went to bed before nine o'clock last night and slept for almost nine hours. How could I fall asleep again?"
Fang Yi stretched and looked towards the foredeck. "Where are they?"
He only saw that there were still a lot of fish and shrimp left on the foredeck, and they were still being sorted, but he didn't see Ye Chenliang or the other two boatmen.
"They're closing in from behind."
"Oh, I'll check on the harvest this afternoon."
"Remember to call my brother-in-law to come up and start the boat after the nets are hauled in."
As dawn broke, Feng Ye was able to confidently hand the boat over to Ye Chenliang to steer.
After Fang Yi got out, he waited for about ten minutes before Ye Chenliang came up to the driver's seat.
"How was the catch?"
As Feng Ye got up to give up the driver's seat, he asked.
"It's pretty good, it weighs about six or seven thousand catties, but I didn't see any big fish, just small fish and shrimp."
Ye Chenliang smiled and sat down to take over the helm, his eyes scanning back and forth between the instruments and the sea ahead, his expression focused.
"That's normal. Big fish aren't so easy to catch. Small fish and shrimp will do too, as long as there are enough of them."
Feng Ye nodded and added, "When you're sailing, keep an eye on the fish finder and watch out for any reefs or unusual currents. Safety first."
With the fish finder, there's an extra layer of protection.
Fish finders can not only detect and display the distribution of fish schools, but also detect changes in seabed topography and water flow.
Of course, this requires a certain amount of experience and image interpretation skills.
Feng Ye taught him, and Ye Chenliang basically mastered these skills, but he still needs to practice more in actual operation.
Although the waters they were in were quite deep, and they were familiar with the area after visiting so many times, and hadn't found any hidden reefs, the seabed was still complex and unpredictable, so caution was always the best course of action.
After giving his instructions, Feng Ye left the wheelhouse and went down to the deck.
Two boatmen were tidying up the fishing nets, their movements skilled and swift.
Bored, Fang Yi was rummaging through the mountain of fish, seemingly looking for something.
Suddenly, he froze, then bent down and picked up a long, thin, flat blue fish from the pile of fish.
He had never seen this kind of fish before and was about to ask someone when he saw Feng Ye walking over. He quickly asked, "What kind of fish is this? It looks quite nice."
Feng Ye stepped forward, took a closer look, and then remembered the name of the fish: "This is a five-colored eel, a relatively rare type of coral fish."
"Five-colored eel?"
Fang Yi's eyes lit up. "Eel? Is it delicious?"
"This... I guess I shouldn't eat it?"
Feng Ye scratched his head, unsure of what to do.
He really didn't know if this kind of fish was edible, he had never seen anyone eat it, and he had never caught it in his previous life.
All he knew was that rainbow eels could be kept as ornamental fish and that they were quite expensive.
Doesn't it look like a ribbon?
The five-colored eel, also known as the large-mouthed tubenose eel or the blue-bodied tubenose eel, is a species of fish belonging to the genus *Tunicota* in the family Anguilliformes.
It has a slender and slightly flattened body, and can reach a length of over 100 centimeters.
Its body surface is smooth and scaleless, with well-developed dorsal and anal fins connected to the caudal fin, but no pectoral or pelvic fins.
The young fish are black in color and have a golden-yellow dorsal fin.
Adult fish turn sky blue, but their dorsal fins remain yellow;
As the fish matures, its color changes again, turning golden yellow all over, while the edge of its dorsal fin turns white.
Its swimming posture resembles a fluttering ribbon, hence the name "five-colored eel".
This is a type of coral fish that inhabits the small sandy gullies between two cliffs in coral reef areas, making caves their homes, with males and females sharing the same burrow.
It is worth mentioning that the rainbow eel is a unique marine creature that exhibits the characteristic of sexual reversal (i.e., sex inversion).
Their body color changes as their body length increases.
Specifically, when the body length of the rainbow eel is less than 23.5 cm, its body color is black;
When the body length reaches 65 to 90 centimeters, it will turn into a blackish-blue or blue male fish;
When their body length reaches 90 to 117 centimeters, their body color changes from blue to blue-yellow, at which point they have entered the hermaphroditic stage;
Once the body length exceeds 117 cm, the female fish will eventually turn golden yellow.
They usually prefer to hide in caves, only stretching out to peck at the plankton brought by tides.
For some unknown reason, this colorful eel was caught in a trawl net.
"Oh, we can't eat it, what a pity."
Fang Yi sighed, somewhat regretfully.
"In a broad sense, it is indeed a type of eel, but it is also a coral fish, and many coral fish are poisonous, so it's best not to eat them."
Feng Ye paused for a moment, then said, "It's a pity that this colorful eel died, otherwise it could have been kept as an ornamental fish."
Fang Yi also said regretfully, "It's such a pity that such a beautiful fish died."
"With so many fish in the net, all crammed together, it's normal for them to get crushed to death."
Feng Ye pointed to the pile of fish on the nail clipper, "Look at this huge pile of fish and shrimp, how many of them are still alive?"
"So, this fish is useless?"
"It's not very useful. You can keep it to play with, or you can throw it away without any problem."
"What's so fun about this? It's not even alive. I'd better throw it away."
As Fang Yi spoke, he casually tossed the colorful eel back into the sea.
Ripples spread across the sea, and the colorful eel gradually disappeared into the blue waves.
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