The waves hit the hull, making a splashing sound.
Some sea fish are chasing in the white waves rolling behind the fishing boats, and seabirds are flying freely in the sky.
Xiang Yang stood at the bow with his arms open, taking a breath of the humid ocean air with great enjoyment.
"It would be great if the air in the entire ocean was as fresh as that in Qinglongwan." Xiang Yang said intoxicatedly.
Chen Qingsheng on the side smiled and said nothing.
"Hi, Brother Yang." At this time, another large drift net fishing boat slowly caught up from behind, keeping pace with Xiang Yang's large ocean-going fishing boat. Wu Shiwen stood at the bow and waved vigorously at Xiang Yang.
Xiang Yang smiled and shouted over there, "What's the matter?"
There were some small waves on the sea today. Although the waves were small, the noise they made was not small at all. Xiang Yang and Wu Shiwen were standing at the bows of the two ships respectively. There was no problem in greeting each other, but if they wanted to communicate, they could only hear the sound of the waves and the whistling of the wind.
Wu Shiwen took out a megaphone and shouted to Xiang Yang: "Brother Yang, shall we go to the Internet for a double drag?"
The so-called double trawling means two fishing boats pulling a net together. The range it can reach is several times that of a single trawling. It can catch all the fish between the two boats, including the bottom fish, provided that the mesh of the fishing net is small enough.
Xiang Yang shook his head and rejected Wu Shiwen's proposal.
Xiang Yang has not tried double trawling yet.
But even if we want to double-trawle, it’s not now.
Through the water surface, Xiang Yang clearly saw that there were only a few sea fish under the water. If he were to carry out double trawling at this time, he would not even be able to make back the cost of fuel.
And the double trawling net cannot be dragged whenever you want.
A picture this big needs to be towed behind two ships separately, which adds a lot of workload.
The crew members are not afraid of the increased workload. They are actually very bored at sea and even wish there was more to do to pass the time.
But Xiang Yang was too lazy to do such useless work.
If they really encountered a school of fish, Xiang Yang would definitely be the first to suggest casting the net without Wu Shiwen reminding him.
There are not many fish in Qinglongwan, and there are no precious seafood, so Xiang Yang was too lazy to cast a net.
Seeing that Xiang Yang did not agree, Wu Shiwen did not care. He squinted his eyes and began to enjoy the humid and warm sea breeze at the bow of the ship.
Xiang Yang took a fishing rod and walked towards the stern of the boat.
Without a big fish net, fishing is still a good way to pass the time.
Xiang Yang has been addicted to beef liver since he discovered its usefulness the last time he went fishing for conger eels. This time, he specially prepared 30 kilograms of beef liver on the boat, all of which were used as fishing bait.
The crew members did not have the leisure time like Xiang Yang. They were all bored and had nothing to do. But they were all young people and had just got on the boat and started their journey. Who could sit down and fish calmly
Xiang Yang, on the other hand, found himself becoming more and more addicted to the sport of fishing. Holding a fishing rod and using a thin fishing line, he could compete with the fish at the bottom of the water through the water surface, which was simply endless fun.
"Huh?" Xiang Yang, who was staring at the water intently, was suddenly delighted. He saw a fish chasing the bait he had thrown into the sea along the rolling white waves behind the boat.
Moreover, the fish was quite big, it was a Spanish mackerel which is quite common in the South China Sea.
This fish is not expensive. It is a relatively affordable economic fish.
Wild swordfish have a long and narrow body, with the upper part of the body being blue-black and having several rows of beautiful black round spots on the body.
But the mackerel was delicious.
When Xiang Yang was a child, mackerel was definitely one of his favorite fish.
Mackerel has few bones but a lot of meat and fat. When Xiang's father caught mackerel in the past, he often liked to dry them and make them into salted fish, which is a very delicious dish that goes well with rice.
Xiang Yang swung his fishing rod to compete with the mackerel that had not yet been hooked, but in his heart he had already begun to think whether this mackerel should be braised or stewed.
Mackerel tastes great whether it is braised or stewed. Its meat is tender and white, soft and fresh, and has extremely high nutritional value, especially its tail, which was Xiang Yang’s favorite delicacy when he was a child. People also call it pomfret mouth, shark fin, and mackerel tail, which shows that mackerel tail is an ingredient that can be compared with pomfret mouth and shark fin.
The most important thing is that the price of mackerel tail is much cheaper than the other two delicacies. It is really a high-quality and affordable delicacy.
The reason why swordfish is inexpensive and of high quality is not because there are a lot of them, nor is it because its nutritional value is low.
Spanish mackerel is a warm-water migratory fish that lives in the coastal waters. It is a marine fish whose nutritional value is no less than that of salmon. Its taste is called "Chuanwu" by people living in coastal areas, and it is the best fish.
The reason why the price is cheap is that the artificial cultivation of Spanish mackerel is very successful, and the taste is almost the same as that of wild Spanish mackerel. In addition, due to scientific feed, the nutritional value is higher than that of wild Spanish mackerel.
In fact, in my country, swordfish is considered an invasive species. Its origin is the waters of New Zealand. It used to be very numerous in my country's Yellow Sea, South China Sea and Bohai Sea, often forming a large blue-gray area in the blue waves.
When Xiang Yang was a child, he once saw a large school of swordfish.
The endless school of swordfish, splashing water in waves, is a truly spectacular sight.
On that occasion, all the fishermen in Yanlong Village went crazy, because at that time, the artificial breeding technology of mackerel was not yet mature, and a living mackerel could be sold for at least several thousand yuan in the market.
Unfortunately, the mackerels died as soon as they were brought on board, and in the end the villagers only got a pile of dried fish to satisfy their cravings.
Speaking of which, the artificial cultivation process of swordfish is also extremely difficult.
During the first experiment, all 30,000 fish fry died in just over 20 days, and not a single live fish was left. The direct economic losses amounted to tens of millions, and almost all the researchers in charge of cultivating swordfish were laid off.
Thanks to those scientific researchers who never give up, swordfish can now become available to ordinary people.
Mackerel is a very ferocious marine fish. When food is scarce, there will even be serious cannibalism among fish. It will basically not give up on its prey.
Although the fishing boat was moving very fast, the mackerel swam even faster. As Xiang Yang let out the line quickly, the speed of the fishing boat was slowed down in disguise. The mackerel quickly caught up with the fish, opened its mouth wide, and bit the bait.
"It's hooked." Xiang Yang's face lit up with joy. He quickly grasped the fishing rod with both hands and pulled it hard. The mackerel weighed only more than two kilograms. To deal with such a small fish, Xiang Yang didn't need to let go of the line.