Xiang Yang himself was free, he put down his phone and was too lazy to record anymore.
To be honest, Xiang Yang actually had no confidence at all whether the humpback whale could keep the sawfish.
It is true that the humpback whale is the overlord of the ocean, and no one can deny that. After all, the humpback whale's size is there, and being hit by its little fist is no joke.
But humpback whales are not the overlords of the ocean known for their ferocity. In fact, they are extremely docile and cute most of the time, and most of the time they play the role of outlaws in the ocean.
Sawfish are different.
Sawfish, like humpback whales, are top overlords in the ocean and are known for their ferocity.
Moreover, the humpback whale is far slower than the stingray in speed, and its sensitivity is also much worse than that of the stingray.
The male humpback whale had failed to catch the sawfish in previous sneak attacks. Now the sawfish had already discovered the danger. As the sawfish was determined to escape, Xiang Yang believed that the chances of the humpback whale keeping the sawfish were extremely small.
But humpback whales are not without any chance.
Compared to sawfish, humpback whales are more powerful and intelligent.
Xiang Yang's eyes were not on the angry male humpback whale chasing him. His eyes were fixed on a certain sea area. Under that sea area, a female humpback whale, which was more majestic than the male humpback whale, was sprinting quickly.
Unfortunately, although the female humpback whale had ambushed under that sea area in advance, the sawfish did not escape in that direction.
Xiang Yang shook his head helplessly, thinking to himself what a pity it was. It seemed that the sawfish must have run away.
Sure enough, the next moment Xiang Yang heard the sighs of the crew members:
"Alas, that sawfish escaped."
"pity."
"It's just a little bit."
Xiang Yang smiled indifferently. This result was actually within his expectations. Any ocean overlord, except for the tiger shark that would fight to the death once angered, was extremely difficult to kill. They all had their own ways of preserving their lives.
"Okay." Xiang Yang smiled and said, "This area of the sea can attract a sawfish to come here to prey on, which means that the fishery resources in this area are still relatively rich. Now the sawfish has been driven away by the humpback whale. We will cast another net in ten minutes."
Zhou Wang also nodded and said, "Captain is right. Without the sawfish causing trouble, this sea area is indeed a good place to fish."
Soon, Zhou Wang organized the crew to replace the winch with a spare fishing net and cast it.
About an hour later, a large bag of sea fish was caught on deck by the fishing net.
"Haha, Captain, now we have earned back the money we lost for the fishing net." Chen Qingsheng laughed as he stared at the lively sea fish all over the deck.
"This is more than just making back the money, it's all the money from the ten fishing nets." Xiang Yang also showed a smile on his face, "Quick, take out our foam boxes."
This net caught nearly five thousand kilograms of fish, most of which were worthless marine fish such as squid and cuttlefish, which totaled about two to three thousand kilograms.
Most of the remaining marine fish are golden threadfin bream.
The golden threadfish is a spindle-shaped marine fish with a laterally flattened body. It is generally 8-19 cm long, with a raised back, a slightly flat or concave forehead, and two pairs of whiskers on it.
The back of the body is gray-black, the abdomen is gray-white, the fins are black, and the scales are fine. The scales are only distributed on the sides of the body. There are no or few scales on the dorsal and abdominal parts. The scales are shiny yellow and the lateral line is golden yellow. It is a small marine fish.
They generally like to live in rocky waters with fresh water. They have a very developed sense of smell, but very poor eyesight, so they are afraid of sunlight and usually go out to find food at night. Their main food is plant seeds.
Fang Youqun picked up a golden thread fish that was more than ten centimeters long and said excitedly, "Brother Yang, this fish looks so beautiful. Can it be used as an ornamental fish?"
Xiang Yang raised his eyes to take a look, shook his head slightly and said, "I'm afraid not. This is a short-tailed golden threadfish. Its body length is about 6 times its height. The upper lobe of its tail fin is extended into a filamentous shape and is shorter. The head of the one in your hand is reddish brown, with a yellow stripe from the nostril to the back of the eye and from the tip of the snout to the bottom of the eye. There are also two dull yellow bands on the sides of the body, and a distinct wide yellow band on the abdomen. The dorsal fin is light red with yellow edges, and there is a yellow line and a light blue line on the fin membrane. The tail fin is pink, the inner edge of the tail fork is dark red, and the short filament at the end of the upper lobe is yellow. The colors of this fish are too mixed, and it is not very suitable for the mainstream ornamental fish market."
"Aren't ornamental fish better looking the more colors they have?"
"Beautiful things are not necessarily expensive. The ornamental fish is determined by their bloodline. Generally, the purer the bloodline of marine fish, the more monochromatic the color on their body surface."
"Look at this one in my hand." Xiang Yang picked up a golden thread fish and said, "This is a silktail golden thread fish. Its whole body is light red, and there are two vertical bands of different colors on the side of its body. One is a light yellow vertical band that runs from the tip of the snout through the cheek along the bottom of the lateral line to the base of the tail fin. The other vertical band is yellow. This vertical band is wide in front and narrow in the back, passing through the whole body from the pectoral fin to the tail fin. This one may be worth some money as an ornamental fish."
Fang Youqun immediately said, "Brother Yang, I will go and raise this golden thread fish."
"That's not necessary." Xiang Yang casually threw the golden thread fish into a foam box filled with crushed ice. "Golden thread fish is one of the important economic fish species in my country. Its meat is tender and can be eaten fresh or made into salted and dried products. It is a very popular edible fish. Whether it is eaten fresh or smoked, it is suitable for various cooking methods. It is not a loss to sell it as an edible fish."
"Xiao Yang is right." He Mingde smiled and said, "Especially in the past ten years, the total catch of golden threadfish has dropped by 30%, especially the problem of catching juvenile fish is very serious, so it is also a relatively high-end edible fish."
"Yes." Xiang Yang smiled and said, "Due to overfishing and habitat fragmentation, the price of golden threadfish has skyrocketed in the past two years. The batch we caught is worth at least one hundred yuan per kilogram."
"Ah? No way?" A crew member immediately asked suspiciously: "Captain, I have seen this kind of fish in the seafood market. The frozen and very fresh ones are only 30 or 40 yuan per pound."
"Farmed." He Mingde said with a smile.
"That's right." Xiang Yang nodded and said, "Golden thread fish can reproduce naturally in artificial ponds. They are the easiest economic fish to breed. You only need to use nets to enclose an area of the sea without too much investment to continuously harvest a lot of golden thread fish."
"Wild golden threadfish are still quite valuable. If we can bring them back alive, the price will be even higher. But we are not planning to return home in the short term, so we will not keep these golden threadfish in the live water tank. We will put some crushed ice cubes on the bottom of each foam box, and then put some more crushed ice cubes between each layer of fish to ensure the freshness of the golden threadfish."