Xiang Yang and his men were driving a fishing boat, chasing the group of big guys in the sea.
When they reached the deep sea area, the fin whale seized the opportunity, rammed the leading sperm whale away, and then flew away into the distance.
"Captain, the fin whale is gone." Xu Fang shouted in the cab.
"No need to chase them." Xiang Yang said, "In terms of diving, the fin whale cannot compare to the sperm whale, but in terms of swimming speed, even if the fin whale is injured, it is far beyond the reach of the sperm whale."
This can be seen from the shapes of the fin whale and the sperm whale. The streamlined body of the fin whale looks very suitable for swimming, while the whole body of the sperm whale is like a large moving box. Although they are called ocean submarines, their swimming speed is really not that good.
When they reach the deep sea area and the fin whales are able to swim freely, it is impossible for the sperm whale to catch up with the fin whales.
Xiang Yang looked back at the route the fishing boat had taken. There was still a faint smell of blood on the water.
"Let's take this opportunity to cast a net," Chen Qingsheng suggested to Xiang Yang.
Xiang Yang nodded. After a fight between a sperm whale and a fin whale in this sea area, the smell of blood drifted far away, which could easily attract some marine predators.
Seeing Xiang Yang nod, Chen Qingsheng quickly shouted to Zhou Wang, "Old Zhou, let's cast the net and drag it back."
"Okay." Zhou Wang agreed and immediately led a few people to the winch behind the overtime work.
The crew members of the two engine groups looked at Zhou Wang anxiously, "Brother Wang, can you let us operate the winch?"
Zhou Wang smiled and glanced at Xiang Yang. He said, "Don't worry. You will be the ones to control this winch in the future. But I will be the one to control it this time. You two must watch carefully. The essence of an ocean-going fishing boat is all on this winch. You can't be careless at all."
The two crew members nodded.
What he said had a basis. Fishing boats go out to sea to catch fish.
Fishing is inseparable from the winch.
It is no exaggeration to say that this winch is the essence of the entire fishing boat.
Zhou Wang rubbed his hands. He had never operated such an advanced winch before. The maximum load-bearing capacity of this winch was up to 140 tons. Theoretically, it could catch hundreds of tons of fish in one net. It was more powerful than an ordinary crane and compared with the winch on the previous gillnet fishing boat, it was like a modern upgrade.
"Look, this is the switch for operating the winch." Zhou Wang taught the two newcomers step by step while operating the winch to lower the fishing net.
After being launched into the water, the fishing net automatically spreads out under the traction of the steel cable, wrapping a large area of sea water behind the ocean-going fishing boat.
The crew in the wheelhouse also started the boat immediately.
After trawling for more than half an hour, the fishing boat reached the shallow water area. At this time, Xu Fang, the chief engineer, was worried that the reefs on the seabed would tear the fishing net, so he asked Zhou Wang to collect the net.
Maybe the fight between the fin whale and the sperm whale was too loud, so the catch was very scarce, only a small bag, and most of them were octopuses and squids.
However, Xiang Yang found a big one among a group of octopuses and squids.
Not only Xiang Yang discovered it, but Chen Qingsheng and others also discovered it.
"Uh, this is a sunfish." Chen Qingsheng looked at Xiang Yang somewhat awkwardly. He knew that Xiang Yang was not averse to sunfish, but this was the first net cast after the ocean fishing boat was launched, and he didn't know whether Xiang Yang would be averse to it.
Xiang Yang squatted down and took a look. This sunfish was nearly three meters long and weighed at least two tons. It was smaller than the sunfish Xiang Yang saw on the water last time, but it was also a behemoth.
"This fish looks weird." Xia Pengjie came over and whispered, "It looks like someone cut it with a knife."
Xiang Yang nodded. "The whole body of the sunfish is oval and flat, like a large plate. Many fishermen jokingly call them swimming fish heads."
"Let's move this sunfish into the freezer and freeze it." Xiang Yang stood up and said with a smile. For other fishermen, catching a sunfish is a taboo, but for Xiang Yang, it is a huge income. After all, the meat of a sunfish is not cheap.
The old sailors were not surprised.
The new crew members looked at Xiang Yang in surprise.
Xiang Yang saw it and said with a smile: "Don't be fooled by the rough skin and thick meat of the sunfish, but the meat is actually very delicious, a bit similar to wild puffer fish meat, and it is non-toxic."
"The taste of puffer fish?" Fang Youqun became interested as soon as he heard it. He licked his lips and said, "Brother Yang, how about we get some meat from this sunfish and cook it?"
Xiang Yang rolled his eyes. "Forget about cooking this fish. The conditions on our ship are not ripe. The whale harpooner in Jules Verne's novel 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea said to put it in a pot and cook it. The pot was embarrassed. He was talking about the sunfish."
Chen Qingsheng immediately agreed, "Forget about cooking the fish. Bringing this fish back home would be a taboo. If you still don't believe in evil and cook it to eat, you might really be possessed by evil spirits."
Chen Qingsheng is a traditional fisherman and he is very superstitious about sunfish.
"We don't eat this fish, let others eat it."
Xiang Yang found it a little funny. He sighed and said, "If this fish wasn't so big and heavy, I would have wanted to keep a sunfish in each live water tank."
Xia Pengjie's face froze. "Captain, are you kidding me? Keeping this thing in the live water tank? No one can hide from it."
"That's because other people don't understand." Xiang Yang said disdainfully: "Don't look at this fish's ugly appearance. In fact, it is really a treasure for fishermen."
Xiang Yang learned about the characteristics of the sunfish when he was in school. This sunfish is simply a miracle of life. Not to mention its other characteristics, one of them is enough to drive countless scientists crazy.
After many studies, biomedical scientists have confirmed that when sunfish are in the water, they secrete a peculiar substance to improve the surrounding environment. These substances can not only improve the quality of the surrounding seawater but also are a panacea for healing. They can effectively treat injuries of surrounding fish and are also effective for humans.
Scientists call this substance unidentified radioactive material.
Although biomedical scientists have not yet figured out why sunfish can secrete that magical substance, no one can deny that sunfish is the "doctor" of the ocean.
After listening to Xiang Yang's words, everyone looked at the sunfish strangely.
Among them, Fang Youqun rolled up his sleeves, walked to the side of the sunfish and rubbed his arms against it.
"What are you doing?" Xiang Yang asked curiously.
Fang Youqun said as a matter of course: "I have a scar on my arm. Let's see if the secretion can remove my scar."