"Never mind that for now, let's hurry up and catch the fish, we'll talk about it after we're done."
As Feng Ye spoke, he turned his head to look at the Harvest in the distance, only to find that the Harvest did not seem to be moving and seemed to have stopped as well.
A thought struck him, and he couldn't help but wonder, "Could it be that they also caught some pufferfish in their nets?"
This is not impossible.
They didn't know when they caught the pufferfish, nor did they know how big the school of pufferfish was.
If the school of fish is large enough and stretches for several kilometers, it wouldn't be surprising if the Harvest Fishing Vessel could catch them.
Moreover, the number is estimated to be quite large.
Feng Ye stared at the Harvest for a while, confirming that it was indeed not moving, and his suspicions grew stronger.
"Ah Ye, what are you doing? What's so interesting?"
Seeing him standing there dumbfounded with the net in his hand, Feng Xuan couldn't help but ask.
"Brother, look at the Harvest ship, it seems to have stopped too. I suspect they've caught some croakers as well."
Upon hearing this, not only Feng Xuan, but everyone else also turned to look in the direction of the Harvest.
"It's true, they've stopped too."
"Could it be that we really encountered a large school of fish, and they also caught a lot of pufferfish in their nets?"
"It's possible..."
"How big must that school of fish be? Probably at least several kilometers wide?"
Feng Ye smiled and said, "Such a large school of fish is not common, but it's not unheard of."
He has encountered such a super-sized school of fish more than once so far.
Last year's sardine run and the recent long queues of people have both stretched for who knows how far.
And the jackfish storm we encountered on our last trip was also incredibly huge.
However, unlike the jackfish storm, which extends deep into the seabed rather than spreading horizontally across the surface, the jackfish storm is a deep, continuous formation.
"I'll go ask and I'll find out."
Feng Ye tossed the net to Ye Chenliang beside him and jogged to the driver's seat.
However, he called for a long time but received no response.
Clearly, there was no one in the bridge of the Harvest; everyone was working on the deck.
Now he was even more certain of his guess.
The Harvest ship must have also caught a large number of pufferfish.
As soon as he returned to the aft deck, Feng Xuan asked impatiently, "How did it go? Did Uncle Jun and the others catch any pufferfish as well?"
Feng Ye nodded: "That should be right, there's no one in their wheelhouse. They're probably working on deck, just like us."
"Haha, that's great! We've made a profit on both of our ships."
Feng Xuan was overjoyed.
"Hehe, if only they had this much stock, we could get a bigger share of the money."
Ah-chan was also beaming with excitement.
Feng Ye actually hoped that the Harvest Network would receive fewer shipments.
Otherwise, if they really have too much cargo and can't fit it all, who will help them?
However, he didn't say it aloud.
It's a bit of a mood killer, after all.
He smiled and said, "Alright, let's forget about them for now and get our fish ready."
Everyone continued working...
As the sun rose higher, the temperature on the deck also increased.
Everyone was drenched in sweat, but their hands did not stop moving at all.
We need to hurry!
With so many fish, catching them all won't be an easy task.
It will probably take a whole day to finish, and I'll be busy until night, or even until tomorrow.
Finally, fewer and fewer of the pufferfish remained at the net opening, and they were gradually all scooped up.
This doesn't mean that all the fish have been caught in this one net; there are actually many more that haven't surfaced yet.
There were just too many pufferfish in the net, and they were all crammed together, so they were all dead long ago, especially the ones at the bottom.
All fish adjust their specific gravity by regulating the gas pressure inside their swim bladder, thus floating and sinking in the water.
When a fish dies, it cannot control its buoyancy regulator, and the gas inside the air bladder will expand or contract with changes in water pressure.
If a fish dies near the surface of the water, the gas inside its air sac will expand, making it easier for the fish to float on the surface.
If a fish dies deep in the water, the gas inside its air sac will contract, making it easier for the fish to sink to the bottom.
This is why the pufferfish in the net stopped rising to the surface and sank to the bottom.
Next, we won't need to use a hand net to catch them anymore; we'll have to use a machine.
However, before that, Feng Ye asked everyone to tie the net opening tightly with rope to prevent fish from overflowing later.
Normally, when hauling in the nets, a net-winding machine is used to retrieve most of the nets, which are then folded and placed on the aft deck.
When the net is pulled in, the seafood inside will naturally and slowly slide into the net bag at the bottom.
Therefore, each time the net is pulled up, only the net bag is pulled up at the end, not the whole fishing net.
The net bag is generally one or two meters long, and when full, it weighs about 5,000 jin (2,500 kg).
If there are too many goods caught in the net and the net can't hold them all, then hoist them up in multiple trips.
For a product like theirs, it would be sold in at least a dozen separate transactions.
However, there is now a problem.
When the net is being pulled in normally, the net bag will be pulled to the side of the boat. Once it is secured, it can be hoisted up directly.
However, the net was still hundreds of meters underwater and had to be pulled to the side of the boat first.
The wire winding machine is temporarily unavailable, so we'll have to find another solution.
Looking at the buoy that stretched more than 300 meters out over the water, Feng Ye made a decision in his heart.
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