Bluefin tuna meat is really delicious.
But it is unrealistic to price it at tens of thousands of yuan per pound simply because it tastes good.
In fact, whether at an auction or a hotel exhibition, the biggest role of bluefin tuna is to promote and demonstrate strength.
When a hotel opens or a cruise ship is launched, if you can get a bluefin tuna, it will be the best advertisement for certain groups of people.
For example, in 2003, when the per capita GDP was only over 1,000 US dollars, the Guangzhou Swan Hotel imported a batch of abalone from abroad at a price of tens of thousands of dollars per piece. It was talked about by almost everyone who went south at that time, and it became the top hotel in the country.
In fact, their total expenditure was less than one million US dollars, but the publicity effect they achieved was something that could only be achieved with normal advertising and marketing costs of several hundred million US dollars.
After taking a quick tour of the yacht, Xiang Yang returned to his ocean-going fishing boat.
Although Wu Tianyi and Boss Tong were unwilling, Xiang Yang had no intention of selling it, so they had no way to snatch it away by force.
Back on the boat, Xiang Yang ordered the fishing boat to sail in a north-east direction.
It's still early.
The moon in the sky has just risen and many stars have just appeared.
The crew members who had just finished dinner did not go to bed, but stayed on the deck chatting with everyone.
Xiang Yang sighed inwardly. There were still too few types and ways of entertainment on the ship. There was nothing that could be done about it. The ship was so small, and so many people could only stay in such a small space. So ocean voyages were really arduous.
So some crew members secretly brought chess, cards, mahjong and other things on board for fun. Xiang Yang usually turned a blind eye to it. As long as they didn't gamble, he was happy for the crew to find and prepare some ways to relieve boredom on their own.
"The moonlight is very bright tonight, and the night is beautiful. Should we cast another net?" Chen Qingsheng asked Xiang Yang.
Xiang Yang shook his head. "Everyone has worked hard today. Let's let everyone make their own arrangements tonight. We won't fish anymore."
When Chen Qingsheng heard this, he immediately felt bored. "But if we arrange it ourselves, we can't arrange anything."
Chen Qingsheng's words resonated with many of the crew members around him, and they spoke one after another:
"Yeah, it's so early, I can't sleep."
"There's no cell phone signal either, what can we arrange?"
Xiang Yang smiled and said, "You guys are not happy with it when I asked you to make your own arrangements. How about we do another round?"
The crew members immediately fell silent.
To be honest, the amount of activity today was indeed a bit excessive.
Many crew members are now suffering from severe calf pain.
Xiang Yang smiled and said, "If there is really nothing fun to do, then let's go fishing. There are fishing rods in the cabin."
The crew members all sighed.
Actually, they wanted to play cards.
But Xiang Yang doesn't allow playing for money.
They feel it’s meaningless if they don’t pay.
"Let's go fishing." Chen Qingsheng shrugged helplessly, went back to the cabin first, took out a fishing rod, threw the bait into the sea, sat at the stern calmly, and started fishing.
Those crew members who like fishing also followed suit.
Xiang Yang asked Xu Fang, "Master Xu, will we pass through the Pacific Current tomorrow?"
Xu Fang nodded. "Yes, but from the East China Sea, the Yellow Sea, the Bohai Sea, and then to the south of the East China Sea, it is actually the area where the Pacific warm current flows. There are a lot of fish schools and fishing grounds in this area, but after being dispersed throughout the East China Sea, the Yellow Sea, and the Bohai Sea, plus a large number of fishing boats, the fish schools are actually not much more than in other sea areas."
"To really think about where there are more fish, we have to continue sailing north-east."
Xiang Yang narrowed his eyes slightly, he understood what Xu Fang meant.
Continue sailing northeastward and you will reach the fishing grounds of Hokkaido.
The Hokkaido fishing ground is known as the largest fishing ground in the world. It is formed by the confluence of the Pacific warm current and the Kuril Islands cold current. It is rich in aquatic organisms and abundant in aquatic plants.
And because of the alternation of cold and warm currents, the sea surface and the seabed alternate, bringing nutrients from the deep sea to the surface of the sea. On the sea surface of the Hokkaido fishing grounds, all kinds of plankton multiply wildly, providing countless fish with extremely abundant fish. This is a truly inexhaustible world-class fishing ground.
Many fishermen are very envious of the rich fishery resources in the Hokkaido fishing grounds and want to sneak in to catch some fish.
But people are also very nervous about the Hokkaido fishing grounds and strictly prohibit foreign fishing boats from entering.
It would be fine if he was not caught, but if he was caught, the state would have to step in to redeem him.
"We can continue sailing north, but we can't go east." Xiang Yang said.
Not to mention that there was a bluefin tuna on Xiang Yang's boat. If it was caught, the loss would outweigh the gain. Even if there was no bluefin tuna, Xiang Yang had to consider the safety of the crew members.
"Yeah, I think so too." Xu Fang nodded and said, "Continue sailing north. Although it is not the center point where the ocean currents meet, it is also where the cold and warm currents meet, and there are also many fishing grounds."
After briefly planning tomorrow's route with Xu Fang, Xiang Yang walked into the cabin, while Xu Fang ordered the people in the cockpit to make the fishing boat go at full speed.
Early the next morning.
Xiang Yang got up early.
After breakfast, Xiang Yang ordered a few nets to be dragged.
It may be because the warm current moved northward, and the tropical fish felt that the temperature here was too low, so they swam southward, and the cold water fish felt that the temperature was too high, so they migrated northward. As a result, after several consecutive nets, Xiang Yang's catches were rather bleak, with a total harvest of only a few thousand kilograms.
In addition, the sea water along the way is very deep and not suitable for diving and fishing.
Xiang Yang has a mysterious jade shell on him, so he can dive freely, but the crew members do not have this ability. Although the diving equipment on the ship is advanced, it cannot withstand the terrifying pressure brought by the deep sea water.
But Xiang Yang didn't care. He had already made a lot of money on this trip, and any fish he caught now would be pure profit.
After sailing for several days, Xiang Yang finally encountered a school of fish again.
Originally, Xiang Yang had no hope for this net, but after it came online, he heard bursts of exclamations from the crew members.
Xiang Yang quickly looked carefully towards the stern.
I saw the fishing net being dragged out of the water little by little by the winch, and the steel bars made a series of harsh clicking sounds.
A net full of fish was dragged out of the sea little by little.
"A good harvest, a great harvest. With this net, we will catch at least tens of thousands of kilograms of sea fish." Chen Qingsheng shouted loudly.
Xiang Yang also smiled. It seemed that they had encountered a large school of fish. He quickly ordered, "Hurry up and get the foam boxes and crushed ice. Don't just stand there. Clean up the valuable catch first, and freeze the rest with ice first."