After putting the copper globe into the cabin, Xiang Yang walked to the deck to tease the Steller's sea eagle.
It was still early, but it had already gotten completely dark. The fishing boat had a row of large searchlights on, and the deck was brightly lit.
The dark sea in the distance looked like a monster that was ready to devour everything.
After a tiring day, some crew members gathered on the deck to chat, while others sat on the ground to play cards.
Xiang Yang didn't care about them. As long as the game of cards was not too big, Xiang Yang would usually let the crew members do it as they pleased. Instead of caring about them and letting the crew members sneak into the cabin to play big games, it was better to let them play small games under his nose.
“Crack!”
“Crack!”
“Woo—”
Next to the boat, the killer whales made creepy noises from time to time, which annoyed the two humpback whales. After the male humpback whale made a loud whale call, the killer whales immediately quieted down.
Xiang Yang smiled, held the side of the boat with both hands, and quietly admired the scenery on the sea at night.
The fishing boat did not stay where it was, but continued to move forward slowly.
The driving crew is divided into three driving shifts, and each driving shift works two four-hour shifts a day, totaling eight hours. In theory, ocean-going fishing vessels can sail non-stop for 24 hours.
"Boss Xiang, are there any activities tonight?" Zhang Qicheng asked in an official tone.
Zhang Qicheng originally wanted to stay in the cabin, but he couldn't stay there for just a while. The cell phone signal on the ship was very poor, and there was no signal at all in most of the sea areas. He lay on the boat but couldn't fall asleep, and his cell phone had no network, which made him feel bored.
After he left the cabin, he originally wanted to play cards with Fang Youqun and the others.
As a result, after playing two games and winning a few cents, he felt bored. If he continued to play like this, he might not win even five dollars in an entire night.
"What kind of activity do you want?" Xiang Yang asked with a smile.
Actually, Xiang Yang wanted to cast one more net to try. He was free anyway, and the fishing boat could be on whether it was trawling or not. But with the help of the light, Xiang Yang did not see any sea fish behind his boat.
You have to know that fishing boats have lights on. If you don’t see any fish, it means there are almost no fish. Dragging a net is not only a waste of effort, but also a waste of fuel.
Zhang Qicheng touched his head. He felt a little bored staying in the cabin, but when he got to the deck, he really couldn't think of any good way to relieve his boredom.
As soon as Xiang Yang saw Zhang Qicheng's actions, he roughly understood Zhang Qicheng's thoughts. He smiled and said, "I have a good set of sea fishing equipment on my boat. If you really feel like you have nothing to do, why don't you go fishing?"
Many business owners like to fish, drink tea or meditate. They think this can exercise their patience, but Zhang Qicheng obviously doesn't think his patience needs to be exercised. He shrugged helplessly and said, "Okay, I'm free anyway. Lend me your fishing rod. I'll go to the stern of the boat to fish for a while."
Xiang Yang turned around and was about to get a fishing rod for Zhang Qicheng.
Just as he turned around, Xiang Yang suddenly caught a glimpse of a silver light appearing under the water near the boat.
It's phosphorescence.
Xiang Yang quickly stopped and looked under the water.
Zhang Qicheng also saw the silver light. He rubbed his eyes in disbelief. "What the hell, what's going on?"
It turned out that a large number of silvery-white sea fish appeared around Xiang Yang's fishing boat.
These sea fish are quite large, some are almost one meter long.
"It's a marching fish." Xiang Yang sniffed and said excitedly.
When it comes to army fish, many people may not know about it.
But if you mention another name of the marching fish, I'm afraid everyone will be familiar with it.
Marching fish is actually the name given by fishermen. Its real name is salmon.
Before 2019, although salmon was a very precious delicacy with a long history and a great reputation, it was actually in a very embarrassing position in the domestic market.
On January 8, 2020, the Norwegian Seafood Council released its annual export data for 2019.
The total global export value of Norwegian seafood reached 107.3 billion Norwegian kroner, of which my country is the largest growth market for Norwegian seafood.
Norwegian salmon is a global market leader, and my country is the largest sales market for Norwegian salmon.
Therefore, before 2020, most of the salmon bought by consumers in the domestic market came from Norwegian waters.
This has resulted in the salmon caught by domestic fishermen being worthless at all. Fresh frozen fish only sells for a dozen yuan per pound, and fresh wild army fish can be sold for as little as 25 yuan per pound.
Therefore, many fishermen, especially those who engage in deep-sea fishing, are not very willing to catch marching fish.
Because this fish is extremely difficult to preserve, once it dies, even if it is frozen in ice, it becomes less valuable day by day. If it is stored for about ten days, no one will buy it even if it is used as cat food.
This is how the marching fish got its name. Once this fish is caught, the fishing boat has to rush back as if on a forced march.
The price is low.
Not easy to preserve.
It’s not easy to catch.
This is a sea fish that is very unpopular among fishermen.
But that was before 2020.
It is different now. Due to some uncontrollable reasons, the amount of imported salmon in the domestic market has dropped sharply, and the value of army fish has suddenly doubled.
Moreover, because armyfish are difficult to catch and preserve, the number caught by domestic fishermen is far from meeting market demand, and even the needs of the top hotels cannot be met.
"Xiang Yang, Brother Xiang, Boss Xiang, President Xiang." Zhang Qicheng immediately grabbed Xiang Yang's hand and said hurriedly, "Brother Zhang, I beg you, cast the net quickly, don't miss any of these marching fish, I want them all."
Xiang Yang nodded, and without hesitation, he shouted, "Everyone gather."
The crew members were all puzzled and looked in the direction of Xiang Yang in confusion.
Fang Youqun threw the cards in his hand and shouted, "No more, no more, what are you still playing for? What are you all standing there for? Brother Yang is calling for a gathering."
Chen Qing was so angry that he almost beat up Fang Youqun. He would have won in ten seconds at most, but Fang Youqun took the opportunity to slip away.
"Wait for me, kid." Chen Qingsheng also threw down his cards, hurriedly stood up and ran to Xiang Yang's side, and asked, "Captain, is there anything urgent?"
Xiang Yang pointed to the side of the ship and said, "Look there."
Chen Qingsheng lowered his head and glanced into the sea. With the help of the searchlight, he saw a group of silver sea fish with round and flat bodies, streamlined bodies and sharp heads.
The school of fish chased the fish attracting light in the sea water.
"This looks like a cobia?" Chen Qingsheng asked in surprise.