To be honest, who would complain about having too much fish on the boat
"Hehe, thanks, Brother Yang, nothing more to say. Come, I'll toast you a glass. Everything is in the wine." Wu Shiwen picked up the rice wine and poured a glass for Xiang Yang and himself respectively.
Xiang Yang did not refuse. He picked up the cup and took a sip. Xiang Yang actually liked this homemade rice wine very much. However, he usually did not drink when he was working at sea. And when he returned, no one would give Xiang Yang rice wine. They usually bought white wine.
Someone toasted him, and since his work for the day was finished, Xiang Yang naturally would not refuse.
He Mingde broke off a crab claw, put it in his mouth and bit it hard. The claw split into two pieces, and he picked out the white and red crab meat with chopsticks.
"This wild spider crab tastes really good, but it's a pity to add minced garlic, which kind of wastes the original flavor of the spider crab. Only the meat in the big claws still has its original flavor."
Xiang Yang smiled and said, "The market price of spider crabs is still quite expensive. No one has ever cooked them before. It's already pretty good to be able to cook them like this."
"Yeah, this thing is cheap even if it costs a few thousand dollars. Normally, no one would be willing to eat it."
He Mingde has been drifting on the sea for more than ten years. He has caught countless spider crabs, but the number of times he has eaten one can be counted on one hand.
Only Xiang Yang would be willing to take out such high-quality ingredients for the crew.
Of course, the crew on Xiang Yang's ship were indeed the most enthusiastic of all the crew members He Mingde had ever seen.
"When we get back to Pioneer Beach, let's sell these spider crabs there, right?" He Mingde said, "Xisha has always been one of the most popular tourist attractions for high-income groups. Most of the people who come here to play are on cruise ships, so they can sell them at a higher price."
Xiang Yang nodded and said, "Let's wait until we get to Pioneer Beach and see if anyone wants it. Then we'll sell it."
The Xisha Islands are vast and sparsely populated, and those who come here are either tourists or fishermen.
What Xiang Yang meant by "someone wants it" naturally did not mean whether there is anyone to buy it. The price of seafood here is very low, so Xiang Yang could not sell it.
This is what He Mingde meant. He wanted to see if he could meet a wealthy boss who came to play and buy it directly at the market price.
They have no trouble selling spider crabs and can also be taken to the Antarctic waters.
The main purpose and mission of going to Pioneer Beach is to replenish the supplies on the ship and deal with the pearl swallows on the ship.
Wu Shiwen, He Mingde and others also caught a lot of pearl swallows.
At first, the pearl swallows were not afraid of people and were easy to catch.
However, later, after realizing the danger, the pearl swallows began to hide in the coral reefs.
One of the most important reasons why so many fish species use coral reefs as their habitat is that they can provide a refuge for many types of fish.
The Pearl Swallow hid in the crevices of the coral reefs, and the crew couldn't find it at all.
This is also the main reason why Xiang Yang is worried that the ecological damage to this sea area will be caused by the invasion of pearl swallow species.
The pearl swallowtail is an old coral fish. When they are familiar with the marine predators here, they will hide in the coral reefs as soon as they meet them. No predator can catch them at all. Over time, they will multiply more and more, which will inevitably have a huge impact on other marine life that originally lived in this sea area.
The sky gradually darkened.
But the fishing boat showed no intention of stopping to rest.
Traveling at night is a common practice for ocean-going fishing vessels. They should be able to reach Pioneer Beach by dawn tomorrow, saving the fleet a lot of time.
On the ship, the crew members gathered in twos and threes. Except for a few who were really tired and went back to the cabin to rest, most of the crew members stayed on the deck.
The fishing boats shone a circle of searchlights, illuminating the surrounding sea area.
Xiang Yang gave Chen Qingsheng a few instructions, telling the crew not to get close to the railings on both sides and not to go to the bow and stern alone, and he left the rest to them.
Most of the crew members gathered at the stern. For various reasons, every time the fishing boat passed by, a lot of sea fish would be driven to it, especially at night when the searchlights were on.
"Fuck, what a big fish."
There was a sudden commotion at the stern.
Xiang Yang looked towards the stern and saw a silvery swordfish hanging at the stern to hunt.
"This swordfish should weigh several hundred kilograms." Xiang Yang smiled and asked, "Is there anyone who can catch it?"
Everyone was ashamed.
Even Fang Youqun, who had always been ignorant of the immensity of the world, shut his mouth.
Normally, it takes two rounds to catch a fish weighing more than ten pounds.
This is a big fish weighing hundreds of pounds, and it's a swordfish, which is known for its ferocity and fast swimming speed. Who would dare to fish for it
Xiang Yang was actually just joking. A swordfish this big could drag a person, let alone a smaller boat.
Anyone who dares to go swordfish fishing is truly crazy.
Chen Qingsheng was chewing on a duck leg. He said, "It's impossible to catch it by fishing. A fish this big is enough to pull a person under the sea. But if you really want this fish, Captain, I have a way."
Xiang Yang rolled his eyes, "What else can you do besides casting a net?"
net
There are rugged coral reefs everywhere below, and ships can only sail along fixed routes, unless they don't want the nets anymore.
Chen Qingsheng chuckled, "No, I'm talking about the harpoon. In ancient times, when catching large sea beasts such as sharks, swordfish and whales, they all used harpoons directly. I can try it."
Xiang Yang decisively rejected Chen Qingsheng's proposal as it was too unsafe.
Moreover, it would be a waste if Xiang Yang didn't go back for a while after catching a dead fish.
Then Chen Qingsheng looked at the duck leg in Chen Qingsheng's hand and asked, "Didn't you eat enough tonight?"
Xiang Yang brought a lot of duck legs, chicken legs and the like on his ship for the crew to use to satisfy their daily cravings. However, because the food on Xiang Yang's ship was generally very good, few people would eat these meats.
However, things like vegetables and fruits are in short supply.
"Didn't we make roasted crabs with garlic tonight? The crabs were eaten up, but there was still a lot of garlic left. I took it to the kitchen and reprocessed it and made it into a seasoning for roasting duck legs. I have to say, the garlic that has been cooked with spider crabs tastes so sweet. The aroma of the duck legs, mixed with the freshness of the spider crabs and the taste of the garlic itself, it's so delicious. There are a few more in the kitchen. Captain, do you want one too?" Chen Qingsheng said with a smile.
Xiang Yang was quite speechless. "If you want to eat spider crab, you can go get another one. Use the garlic paste that was used to roast spider crab to roast duck legs. You really thought of that."
Chen Qingsheng burst out laughing. "No, it's not that I don't want to give up the minced garlic. It's just that it tastes really good when roasted like this. Wait, I'll go to the kitchen and get you one."