In the following period, Feng Ye contacted the owners of several other boats that collected fresh seafood.
Like He Jian, they were all tempted but also had doubts, and all said they would think about it.
Feng Ye knew very well that they were not only considering the risks at sea, but also the authenticity of the matter, and were worried that he might be deceived.
They must have used this time to inquire and verify the situation from various sources.
There are many boats on Baishi Island, including quite a few large ones. You can always find some useful information by wandering around.
Feng Ye wasn't worried about this; he was just stating the facts, and all that was needed was to wait patiently.
By early February, the attitudes of the boat owners who were collecting fresh seafood gradually became clear. They expressed their willingness to cooperate one after another and even brought in some new boats for collecting fresh seafood.
Feng Ye naturally allowed them to participate, and took the opportunity to talk about commissions and invite them to the island on February 15 to attend the founding ceremony of the Fisheries Association.
Although these fishery collection vessels do not need to join the fishery association and their participation is optional, participation allows them to better understand the details of the cooperation and follow-up arrangements, and also enhances mutual trust and communication.
The ship owners all agreed to attend the founding ceremony and said they would definitely be there on time.
However, there are many complaints about the commission rates, with many believing they are too high and reduce their profits.
On this point, Feng Ye also took a firm stance and refused to compromise.
In the end, the ship owners had no choice but to accept it passively.
After all, once the truth of the matter was confirmed, no one was willing to give up such a chance to make a lot of money.
During this period, the Full Warehouse account also made several round trips.
Each time, Feng Ye would receive the latest updates from the Fisheries Association, as well as the number of fishermen willing to go to Hai Zhong Zhou.
As of the eighth day of the second lunar month, a total of 456 boats, both inside and outside the island, have expressed their willingness to participate, and most of them have already paid their membership fees.
Most of them are small fishing boats of ten or twenty meters that can only operate in coastal waters, while there are fewer than 40 large boats that are over 24 meters long.
In reality, there weren't many large boats in the four villages of Baishi Island.
In Dongtou Village, besides their own few boats, there are only five large boats.
Even the village of Lujia, which had the most large ships, only had fewer than 15.
As for the smallest village, Honglin, it was completely empty, with not a single large ship.
Upon hearing this number, Feng Ye was quite surprised, as it was significantly higher than expected.
In the next few days, more ships will likely join, potentially bringing the total to over 500.
With so many boats going out to catch small yellow croakers together, a considerable number of boats are also needed for harvesting.
Fortunately, Feng Jiaqing and Feng Jialing also contacted several fish-collecting boats, which, together with the ones he contacted himself, were just enough.
With the matter of the fish-collecting boat settled, Feng Ye felt much more relaxed.
As the fully loaded cargo ship receded into the distance, he turned and shouted, "Get moving, get ready to cast the nets. Just a few more days and we'll be able to go home."
Upon hearing the commotion, the crew acted swiftly, and the deck immediately sprang into action.
Some were cleaning the deck, while others were tidying up the trawl nets, lifting them to the stern, and preparing to lower them down through the stern ramp.
Just then, Ye Chenliang, who had just boarded the ship to start it, came out of the wheelhouse, leaned down and shouted, "Ah Ye, your brother and the others have sent word that they've spotted a huge school of fish in the northwest."
Feng Ye's eyes lit up, and he asked excitedly, "What's the scale? Did they say what kind of fish the fish detector showed?"
Ye Chenliang shook his head: "They said the fish finder showed a huge, densely packed area, and it was impossible to tell what kind of fish it was, but judging from the size of the school, it was absolutely enormous, and they told us to hurry over there."
Feng Ye turned his head to look at the distant sea, but did not see the Ziqi, Dongsheng and Fengshou ships.
While they were transferring the fish to the Full Load, three other ships had already begun operations and disappeared on the horizon at some point.
"Okay, let's head over there right away."
After saying that, he told the boatmen to slow down and wait for orders, and then he ran to the wheelhouse.
Ye Chenliang had already adjusted the course, and the Donglai was slowly accelerating, heading northwest.
"Has the fish find any schools of fish?"
"It's still a long way off, and the fish finder won't be able to detect it for now."
Feng Ye also checked the fish probe. Although there were a lot of signals on the screen, there was no sign of any fish.
How far away are my brother and the others?
"It's about five or six nautical miles."
"Damn, they actually ran so far away without telling us."
"They actually told us a long time ago, but we were all busy on the deck and no one was in the wheelhouse, so we didn't hear their calls."
"Yeah?"
"Yes, they said they spotted the fish half an hour ago and have been calling us, but we haven't responded."
Feng Ye slapped his forehead in annoyance: "It's my fault, I didn't arrange for someone to guard the driver's seat. But it's not too late to know now, hopefully we can still catch this wave of fish."
He stared intently at the sea ahead, as if trying to penetrate the water and see the schools of fish hidden in the depths.
As the Donglai continued to move northwest, its speed increased, and the sea breeze blew more and more fiercely.
Finally, three fishing boats came into view.
The fish finder on the Donglai also showed a dense array of signals, indicating that a huge school of fish was migrating northwest.
Spring has arrived, the weather is warming up, and fish begin their large-scale migration, making it the prime time for fishing.
Feng Ye stared at the fish probe screen for a while before saying uncertainly, "This signal sounds a bit like a pomfret..."
Ye Chenliang was overjoyed and asked, "Pomfret? Silver pomfret, golden pomfret, or some other kind of pomfret?"
"How would I know? I'm lucky if I can even tell it's a pomfret."
Feng Ye frowned. "However, it's a bit strange. This school of fish seems to swim much slower than ordinary pomfret."
"That's perfect, it makes it easier for us to chase after them and catch them."
"That's true. I'm just wondering what kind of pomfret it could be; none of them seem to match. Strange, really strange..."
"Who cares, as long as it's a valuable fish."
"Yes, you're right."
Feng Ye stopped worrying about it.
Ye Chenliang was absolutely right. For fishermen, what kind of fish it is is not important; what matters is whether it is valuable.
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