After resting for a while, Wu An looked at the boat full of manta rays and couldn't stop smiling.
So many fish were caught mainly with landing nets.
Although I was quite good at using the net during practice, it didn't work when I actually caught a fish.
It's one thing to throw the net unevenly, but getting it out of the net is an even bigger problem.
It's the same problem: there are no fish. It's okay to reel in and release the net, but once there are fish, it's a real headache.
I still suffered from my lack of experience.
Therefore, they mainly rely on landing nets to catch fish.
I copied it until my hands were sore.
There were so many fish on the sea at that time, and some of them were so big that they couldn't be caught with a landing net, so we had to give up.
By this time, the fishing boat was covered with a layer of manta rays, which were still jumping and splashing around.
It's not over once you've brought the fish up.
This is just the beginning.
The most tiring part is yet to come.
Aqing asked, "Brother, what do we do now?"
"I don't know if the live fish tank can hold so many stingrays."
Mai Hangyu said, "It should be about right. But what if we put these manta rays in the live fish tank and there are still a lot of fish using longline fishing?"
After thinking for a moment, Wu An said, "Select the stingrays that are not in good condition, process them, and put them in the cold storage."
Although the fishing boats are not very big, they do have cold storage facilities.
This is also a basic configuration on most fishing boats. Many seafood items die as soon as they are taken out of the water. In this hot weather, if they are not chilled in time, they cannot be sold when they reach the shore.
However, the fishing boats are small, and the cold storage is also relatively small.
Making the orca pod pay a toll today was a windfall.
That's why they say fishermen rely on the weather for their livelihood.
God has a lot to do.
First, the weather needs to be good to go out to sea smoothly, and then it's all about luck and seeing what the catch is like.
If you don't encounter any fish, you'll definitely lose money. You'll lose money on fuel alone, and you'll waste manpower, resources, and time.
Even if you encounter a group of them, it doesn't necessarily mean you'll make money, because they might be worthless fish.
After all that work, it's not uncommon to find that you've wasted your time and effort.
Of course, some people also go out to sea in their boats and, if they are lucky, encounter schools of valuable fish. Even catching just one fish can make them a fortune.
Take them for example.
From the moment we encountered the school of fish until now, less than half an hour has passed. Judging by this boatload of fish, we can easily earn at least four figures.
What's the difference between earning money and finding it on the street?
This is why the ship's live fish hold and cold storage facilities are somewhat inadequate.
Wu An plans to contact Boss Li after returning home to see if he can expand the live fish storage and cold storage, and if so, add an automatic winch.
In this way, if the net is thrown down and the catch is large, there will be no need for manpower to pull it up. It's not that he wants to be lazy, but he doesn't want to be restricted in his actions when throwing a net in the future.
Others wish they could cast their nets with unparalleled skill, but they were worried about encountering schools of fish, so their nets weren't round enough and they didn't catch enough fish.
He was worried that if the nets were thrown too well, there would be too many.
He would rather catch fewer fish than catch too many and be unable to pull them up.
He continued, "The others that are still alive and kicking are put into the live fish tank."
"Let's... go back first."
"Then we'll come back in the evening to collect the longline fish and fish traps."
"After we've collected them all, we can put the traps back in."
"That way we can rest for a day and come back to collect the traps the day after tomorrow."
Ah Qing didn't react much after hearing this, but Mai Hangyu's face scrunched up in a frown.
He felt exhausted just listening to it.
After all this work, it will probably take most of the night.
He hesitated for a while, but finally suppressed the urge to complain and nodded: "I'll listen to you, brother."
Wu An patted him on the shoulder but didn't say anything.
There's not much to say.
The salary he paid Mai Hangyu was several times that of other helpers on fishing boats.
If he can't even handle this little bit of hardship, then he won't force himself.
To put it bluntly, with the wages he offered, there would be no shortage of helpers once they set out.
Since the words were unpleasant, he certainly wouldn't be foolish enough to say them out loud; they would only flash through his mind.
Seeing Aqing go to catch the manta ray, Wu An reminded her, "Be careful, the manta ray has barbs on its tail."
"This stuff is extremely poisonous."
"Getting stabbed would be terrible."
It's quite simple to deal with; just cut off the tail.
Mai Hangyu found two pairs of scissors.
Wu An took one and tried to cut it, but found it wasn't easy to cut and he might get hurt because there wasn't just one thorn on the tail.
If the manta ray struggles, your hand could very well get stung.
Even wearing gloves is useless; the thorn is so sharp that it can pierce right through the gloves.
He went to find a piece of wood and then got a kitchen knife.
He took a kitchen knife and had Mai Hangyu catch a manta ray and throw it over.
Then, with a swift movement, the knife fell.
They simply chopped off the manta ray's tail.
Once and for all.
Besides, manta rays don't eat their tails anyway, so after processing them, we put them directly into the freezer.
He was the one who killed the fish.
Ah Qing and Ma Hangyu were naturally busy as well, picking out stingrays.
Those with energy were thrown into the live fish tank, while those that were already exhausted were thrown to Wu An to kill directly.
All three of them were quite cautious.
Fortunately, these manta rays are very energetic, so there aren't many that need to be killed.
Ah Qing lifted a large manta ray, held it above his head, casting a large shadow, and said, "This thing looks like a kite."
"This face is so ugly I can't even look at it."
Just as he was complaining, the manta ray suddenly opened its mouth and sprayed a mouthful of saliva all over his face.
Ah Qing threw the manta ray onto the deck, face up, looking as if she was smiling.
He was furious: "It's still laughing."
Aqing put the manta ray down and punched it twice.
Since the manta ray can't speak and can't swear, it must be in a lot of pain and can only spit to express its feelings.
Wu An was both amused and exasperated.
Despite its unpleasant name and less-than-attractive appearance, the manta ray is actually a "good-natured" fish in the ocean.
Spitting is probably its biggest form of revenge.
result.
It encountered the inhuman Ah Qing.
He kept vomiting, and then he started vomiting blood.
Wu An said, "Alright, throw it over to me."
"Stop playing."
"Hurry up and get to work, then we'll go home."
If all goes well, I should be home by dark.
The stingrays thrown into the live fish tank can't be weighed, but the stingrays in the cold storage are counted.
There are 21 in total.
Most of them were pulled up by nets. Perhaps due to the pressure, they all ended up on the fishing boats together, were sent away together, and were finally neatly arranged in the cold storage.
The largest one has twelve or thirteen layers.
The smallest one weighs six or seven pounds.
They weren't catching particularly large manta rays; some of the larger manta rays can weigh so much that they can be measured in "tons."
They didn't see any manta rays this time, but they did see some that weighed over 100 pounds.
I'm really envious, but there's nothing I can do about it.
They can't get it.
They could only watch helplessly.
The stingrays in the freezer probably weigh around 200 pounds in total.
Although stingrays are not very expensive, only about 20 yuan per kilogram.
The price is low, but the quantity makes up for it.
These stingrays in the cold storage alone are worth around four thousand. Add to that the stingrays in the live fish tank, and even without counting fish traps and longline fishing, the income from this trip is already quite considerable.
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