This gentleman angelfish has a very unique red, white and yellow body color.
Chen Qingsheng saw that Xiang Yang seemed to value the fish very much, so he asked, "Captain, is this fish valuable?"
"Of course." Xiang Yang affirmed: "Although the Red Mint Angelfish is a very common marine fish, it lives in deep waters under steep reefs. Generally, they can only be found in caves and gravel areas of underwater reefs. Because they live in extremely deep waters, they are difficult to catch and are very expensive."
"I understand. Scarcity makes things valuable." Chen Qingsheng said.
"That's right." Xiang Yang said with a smile, "Only a few red mint angelfish are caught every year in the world, sometimes there may not be even one. This red mint angelfish, which is not even the size of a palm, is sold for almost the price of an ordinary scooter."
Red mint angelfish is too rare.
It is so rare that there is no such fish as the Red Mint Angelfish in the angelfish family.
Generally, there is only one way to deal with a red mint angelfish after it is caught, and that is to sell it to Tokyo, where the highest price for a red mint angelfish can be found. More than half of the world's red mint angelfish gather there.
The second option is to just find an auction in the country and sell it.
The appearance of the Red Mint Fairy actually does not quite conform to the aesthetic standards of domestic people, and its selling price is generally capped at 100,000 yuan.
Buyers usually send the goods to Tokyo to make a profit from the difference. If the goods are too expensive, no one will want them.
"Forget it. I'll ask Li Chao and Mr. Peng if they want it when I get back." Xiang Yang thought to himself. He also had a bottom price in mind for this red mint fairy. He was not willing to sell it for less than 80,000 yuan.
After putting the water tank where the red mint fish was kept away carefully, Xiang Yang continued to stare at the pile of catch.
At this time, Tang Baocong came over and said, "Captain, you said that this red mint angelfish likes to live under the reefs at the bottom of the water. Do you want me to dive down and look for it?"
"No need." Xiang Yang smiled and shook his head, "If it were so easy to find, the production of Red Mint Fairy wouldn't be just a few each year."
Tang Bao immediately felt regretful, "It would be great if we could catch a few more. This fish is so rare, it should be the most expensive fish, right?"
Xiang Yang knew that Tang Bao felt bad for receiving a high salary even though he did nothing. He said, "There will be plenty of opportunities to dive in the future. As for whether the red mint angelfish is the most expensive fish, yes and no."
"What do you mean?" Tang Bao asked puzzledly.
Even Chen Qingsheng was a little confused. He said, "Captain, if this fish is the most expensive, then it is the most expensive. If it is not, then it is not. How can there be a saying of yes and no?"
Xiang Yang smiled and said, "To say it is the most expensive is based on weight. Look at how big this fish is. It is only a few centimeters long but it can be sold for 100,000 yuan. So it is the most expensive fish."
"But in terms of unit price, there are many fish in the sea that are more expensive than this one. Bluefin tuna, yellow croaker, Jingxiu butterfly fish, and even squid are all more expensive than this fish."
Chen Qingsheng nodded frequently at what Xiang Yang said before, but when Xiang Yang said the word squid, he was suddenly stunned, "Captain, did you say something wrong?"
"What?"
"I remember that squid didn't seem to be worth much. It only cost a few dozen yuan per pound after being dried." Chen Qingsheng said.
"What about the giant squid? It costs dozens of dollars per pound. How much does a giant squid weigh?" Xiang Yang asked.
"Uh, does that count?"
"Isn't that how you calculate the unit price?"
A group of people chatted while working, and soon all the catches were sorted, packed or kept. The valuable catches were all placed in live water tanks or wooden barrels, while the less valuable ones were all packed in foam boxes, sprinkled with some crushed ice and moved into the freezer.
"Ouch!" After cleaning up the catch, Xia Pengjie sat down on the deck, "I'm so tired."
"It's only been more than ten minutes and you're already complaining of being tired?" Chen Qingsheng glanced at him and said, "When the distant-water fishing boats come back, it often takes an hour or two to clean up a net of fish."
Xia Pengjie's face froze, and he said bitterly, "Captain, can I dispatch the engine room?"
"No." Xiang Yang said with a smile: "Young people should exercise more. When you get used to it, you will find that it is not that tiring."
"Old Chen, go to the cabin and get out two boxes of milk. Give each of them a bottle. Let's drink some milk to replenish our strength. We will fish it up in the net later." Xiang Yang continued.
When they heard Xiang Yang say that he would cast another net later, everyone had different expressions. Some looked sad, some didn't care, and some were happy.
Xiang Yang noticed the expressions on everyone's faces. He smiled and said, "Chen Qingsheng, count the ten people who worked the hardest and give them half an hour of diving time as a reward when we return."
At this point, Xiang Yang lowered his voice and said mysteriously, "On the way back, there is a sea area with sea cucumbers and tiger ear mushrooms. Everything you catch within half an hour will be yours. You don't have to give it to me."
"Sea cucumber?" Xia Pengjie stood up from the deck in an instant
"Tiger ear mushroom!" Tang Bao said in a low voice.
Many people's breathing became rapid.
Whether it's tiger ear mushrooms or sea cucumbers, just catching some of them will be enough for a month's living expenses.
"The tiger ear mushrooms may be gone. Sea cucumbers are timid and like to hide in cracks in rocks. Ordinary people can't find them. There must be a lot of them. If you are lucky, you might be able to catch a few." Chen Qingsheng said with a smile.
"There really are sea cucumbers." Everyone was immediately excited when they heard it, and they were instantly full of energy.
"Take some time to rest." Xiang Yang said with a smile.
Twenty minutes later, Xiang Yang cast another net.
Xiang Yang didn't know whether he was lucky today or he had run into the horsehead fish's hometown.
The second net caught more horsehead fish than the first, estimated to be at least three to four thousand kilograms. In addition, Xiang Yang also encountered old friends such as cuttlefish and octopus as expected. The number of these two was second only to the horsehead fish, probably weighing more than two thousand kilograms.
After cleaning up the catch, the new crew members were really exhausted and sat on the deck rubbing their thighs.
Xiang Yang saw this and stopped sailing at the right time. He said into the intercom: "Control Cab, return to port."
Su Shiming in the cab heard this and said, "Captain, wait a minute, I found a small island not far ahead of us. Why don't we go up and take a look? There might be crabs or something on it."
Xiang Yang smiled. As long as they were small island crabs, there would definitely be some, but they were generally very small crabs.
He smiled at everyone and said, "Do you want to go to the island and take a look? But let me tell you first, this is a deserted island. The environment is a million miles away from the training island at the Ocean University you went to."