Feng Ye dared not sell such a large sea turtle.
Selling small items is generally fine, nothing serious will happen, since regulations aren't very strict these days.
But it's different with those big ones. If he really sells them, he's 100% sure he'll get caught.
"You can't sell sea turtles, they're protected animals, it's illegal..."
Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by everyone, one after another.
"Why can't they be sold? There are plenty of people selling them, and nothing seems to have happened."
"That's right. Only Ah Ye says that this can't be sold or that is a protected animal. Everyone else just sells whatever they catch."
“Yes, who is like you, Ah Ye? Every time I see you releasing animals, I feel it’s a pity.”
"Oh, what a waste..."
Feng Ye gave a wry smile, realizing that trying to persuade a group of rough men about the law was like casting pearls before swine; there was no way he could convince them.
Even Ah-chan is against releasing animals. He used to support me when I wanted to release animals, but he changed his mind today.
Feng Ye changed his approach: "It's really rare for this sea turtle to grow to such a size. It would be a waste to sell it. Why not release it back into the wild to pray for our safety and prosperity? Isn't that better than selling it for money?"
Besides, even if we send them to the research institute, they'll definitely release them back into the wild; they won't give us a reward.
They study marine life to protect the ocean. Giving them rewards for this would only encourage overfishing and illegal harvesting.
After listening, everyone remained silent for a while, then nodded in agreement, and there were no more objections.
Feng Ye has already brought up the idea that releasing animals ensures safety, so who would object?
The most important thing when fishing at sea is not how many fish you catch or how much money you make, but to stay safe and sound.
Moreover, releasing this sea turtle wasn't a loss for the boatmen themselves.
Even if they get a commission, how much money do they actually get after selling the product?
Of course, releasing animals to ensure safety is a more practical approach.
"If that's the case, it would indeed be better to release them."
"Yes, turtles are spiritual beings; they'll definitely protect us and keep us safe..."
Ah-Can had no objections at this point and nodded silently: "Then let's release it. It's this big, probably weighing several hundred or even a thousand pounds. I don't know if we can lift it?"
"Let's try it first, and if it doesn't work, we'll think of something else."
"Um."
Everyone swept the orchid crabs to one side, took their positions, and prepared to start.
Just then, Feng Ye suddenly remembered the camera he had just bought and hurriedly said, "Wait a minute, let me take a picture first."
"Photograph?"
Ah-Can looked at Feng Ye with a puzzled expression: "You bought a camera?"
"Of course, otherwise why would I bother taking pictures?"
"When did you buy it? How come I didn't know?"
"You're not a mind reader, why do you have to tell me everything?"
Feng Ye retorted to him before continuing, "After I came back from fishing last time, I went and bought one."
To be precise, he bought it the day after he returned, after settling the bill with Qin Aijun.
He couldn't bear to buy the same Leica as Qin Aijun, so he had to settle for a Nikon for a little over a thousand yuan.
"Wait a moment, I'll go get it."
Feng Ye ran up to his sleeping cabin in a few strides, took out his camera and a measuring tape, and quickly returned to the deck.
"Come on, help me pull the ruler and measure its length so I can record it."
Two boatmen took a ruler and measured it; everyone was surprised when they saw it.
"Wow, 2.13 meters, that's really long, longer than all of us combined."
"Nonsense, you can tell even without measuring."
"Indeed, its head is very long, longer than mine."
Which head? The one at the bottom?
"Ha ha……"
Everyone burst into laughter.
Feng Ye couldn't help but chuckle, and after a while, he said, "Alright, hold the ruler tight, I'm going to take a picture."
He pointed the camera at the leatherback turtle and the ruler on its back, then pressed the shutter.
"Anyone want to take a picture with this giant sea turtle...?"
Before the words were even finished, everyone swarmed around the leatherback tortoise.
"I...I...I..."
"I want one too..."
"Don't push, take it one at a time, we have enough film."
Feng Ye pointed directly at A-Can, "You go first, everyone else step aside."
"Okay."
Although Ah-chan didn't understand what a pose was, he struck one that he thought was very cool.
After taking his photo, Feng Ye also took one of each of the other people's photos.
Film isn't cheap, so we can't take too many photos for them; one roll is enough.
He then handed the camera to Ah-chan, taught him how to use it, and had Ah-chan take a picture of him as well.
Unfortunately, you can't view the photos with a film camera, so I don't know if Ah-Can took good pictures.
After putting the camera into a special bag and returning it to the sleeping pod, Feng Ye went back to the deck and started lifting the leatherback turtle.
"One, two, three, go!"
Everyone chanted slogans and worked together to lift it up.
However, no matter how hard they tried, even using every ounce of their strength, they couldn't budge it an inch.
The leatherback turtle seemed to be nailed to the deck, completely motionless.
"No, it's too heavy, I can't lift it!"
"Damn it, how can it be so heavy? I almost clenched my back teeth to pieces, but it didn't budge at all."
"It's estimated to weigh over a thousand kilograms..."
"It's estimated to weigh over a thousand kilograms..."
"I think it's more than that, at least twelve thousand..."
"No, we can't lift it. We need to think of another way..."
Through this attempt, Feng Ye also felt that it was impossible to lift it.
It's not that the combined strength of the eight of them wasn't enough, but rather that they couldn't apply all their strength to the sea turtle.
Sea turtles are mobile, so you can't lift them as easily as you would a dead object.
Moreover, the turtle's body is a bit slippery, and some parts are a bit rough to the touch, making it difficult to exert force effectively.
In addition, people near its head should be careful not to get bitten.
"Forget it, everyone save your energy and stop trying. Just leave it here, and we'll use a crane to lift it into the sea after we've finished sorting it."
"That's all we can do..."
Everyone sighed, shook their arms, and ignored the giant sea turtle, turning back to their work.
Ah-chan went back to the wheelhouse and took control of the fishing boat's direction.
Feng Ye wanted to tell him to go to sleep, since he had stayed up late all night.
But Ah-chan said he would rest after releasing the leatherback turtle, so we had no choice but to let him go.
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