Chapter 417 Reason
As she spoke, Song Chuman looked at Song Chuhuai again, "Do you still remember the steamed bun crab we found before?"
Song Chuhuai nodded: "I remember, I was deeply impressed because my sister said that even if the pliers were cut off, it could still grow back."
"That's right." Song Chuman continued to look at the seabed. "Starfish are just like crabs. Even if you tear them into pieces and throw them into the sea, they will grow back to their full size very quickly."
Everyone present was shocked at the same time.
The creatures in the sea are so powerful.
Xiao Xuanli: "Starfish are such amazing animals."
Song Chuman: "Yes, any animal in nature should not be underestimated."
Song Chuhuai asked, "Sister, what do starfish eat?"
Song Chuman: "Various shellfish, crustaceans, polychaetes, and even fish. Especially slow-moving marine animals, such as sea urchins, crabs, and anemones."
"If there are too many starfish, then as soon as other seafood swims here, many of them will be eaten by the starfish."
"By then, the people of Qingyu Village will probably find it difficult to get more seafood even if we go to the sea every day."
Everyone's face turned pale.
The income from sea fishing is already low enough now, just enough to keep up the starvation.
If there were fewer, wouldn’t most people starve?
By then, people in the village will definitely often steal and rob houses in order to survive.
There will definitely be chaos in Qingyu Village.
Yang Qingrui was anxious. "The daily harvest from fishing is so small now. Could it be because of the starfish infestation?"
Song Chuman nodded seriously: "Very likely."
Yang Qingli also said anxiously: "Aman, what should we do? If there are more starfish, it will be difficult for us fishermen to find seafood."
Song Chuman looked at the seabed with a complicated expression. "With our current abilities, we can only find people who are good at swimming, dive into the seabed, and catch the starfish one by one. But it's difficult and requires a lot of people and a lot of effort."
The five men on the fishing boat looked at each other.
Is anyone willing to take the risk and go into the sea?
Zeng Xiaonan was very worried. "The sea is so vast. It will take a lot of time and be very dangerous to catch them one by one."
Jiang Tongshan said: "I guess not many people are willing to do it."
Song Chuman added, "There's another way, and that's to find some damselfish. All things are interdependent and mutually exclusive, and damselfish are the nemesis of starfish. If we find some damselfish and raise them nearby, we can also control the number of starfish."
One of the reasons for the proliferation of starfish is also related to the salinity and temperature of seawater.
It is estimated that the salinity and temperature here are very suitable for the survival of starfish.
If we were in China, we might be able to inhibit the growth of starfish by controlling the salinity and temperature of the seawater here.
But there was no such condition here, so she didn't bring it up.
The worry on the faces of the five people on the fishing boat deepened.
How could they possibly find one when they had never seen one before?
Xiao Xuanli: "Garfish? Let's not even talk about when we can find one. Even if we do find one, it's going to be difficult to keep it. Besides, this place is very close to the fishing village. Even if the fish come here, they will most likely be caught."
"That's right." Song Chuman said, "So we have no choice but to send someone to catch him."
The five people on the fishing boat frowned even more tightly.
Zeng Xiaonan said dejectedly, "No one wants to come fishing, and diving into the seabed to catch starfish is risking their lives, so I guess even fewer people would want to come."
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