After handing over the task of fishing shrimps out of the ice cave to the crew, Xiang Yang himself stared at the group of emperor penguins. It seemed that this was not the first time that the emperor penguins had come into contact with humans. They were not afraid of humans at all. Although they were afraid of the flames and did not dare to approach, they had no intention of leaving. They just huddled together and looked at everyone eagerly.
“Woo—”
Just then, a melodious whistle sounded from the sea.
Xiang Yang immediately turned his head to look at the sea, and immediately saw that another ship was coming. It was an ocean-going fishing boat about 70 meters in length. The ship had a wide bow and a wide hull, and it had its own icebreaking capability. No wonder a ship dared to sail to Antarctica.
The approach of this ship immediately attracted everyone's attention. Although Antarctica is defined by the United Nations as the future granary of mankind, it is usually a deserted sea area and it is rare to see human habitation under normal circumstances.
"It looks like an American fishing boat, but there is no regional or nationality mark on the hull. I don't know whether it is a domestic or foreign ship." Gao Chuang said with narrowed eyes.
Nowadays, fishery resources in various sea areas are becoming less and less. There was even a shortage of bamboo saury in Dongyi some time ago. In addition, the technology of various countries is constantly improving, and more and more people are crossing the vast ocean to fish in Antarctica.
Even Russia, which has announced that it will give up krill fishing, often sends private fleets to Antarctica to fish.
In addition, the overall environment of the world is peaceful nowadays, all countries are working hard to develop their economies, and the living standards of people in all countries are getting higher and higher, especially in places like Dubai, where people are generally very wealthy and are becoming more and more particular about food.
Not long ago, I heard that a hotel in Dubai sold about ten black abalones for $1,500 each. This price is simply terrifying.
Under this overall environment, fishermen are becoming more and more motivated and willing to travel around the world.
Don’t look at Antarctica now, there are not many fishermen.
But I am afraid that in a few years, fixed ports will be formed here, and even waterways will be developed.
Gao Chuang drank some warm water and said, "You guys wait here. The other party should be heading towards us. I'll go negotiate with them."
At sea, although there is fierce competition among fishermen, subconsciously, there is actually more cooperation.
Especially among fishermen of different nationalities.
Among them, Australian fishermen are the most popular.
Australia has a long coastline and abundant fishery resources. For example, red abalone is impossible to catch by fishermen of other nationalities. If you want to buy it, you can only find Australian fishermen.
When two fleets meet on the high seas, they will stop at each other if conditions permit, and then purchase some fishery resources from each other that are not available in their own territorial waters or on the high seas.
"Such a big ship should have some rare catches on it, right? Especially since this place is close to New Zealand. If it is a New Zealand ship, there might be Antarctic deep-sea crayfish on it." Xiang Yang also wanted to go up and ask for some, but he had no intention of buying. This time, he was relying on Gao Chuang's power. Although he had complete qualifications to act independently, he could not compete with Gao Chuang for business. This was not a rule, but a moral principle.
But Gao Chuang obviously had no intention of keeping all the spoils to himself. "This boat is not small, so the harvest should be big. If it is not our country's fishing boat, I will take 80% of the spoils from this transaction. Xiang Yang, you and Wu Shiwen can split the remaining 20% between yourselves."
Wu Shiwen was more sensible. He immediately said, "I own a boat. I run a small business. It's hard to find a market. I'm grateful that I can sell what I salvaged. It's better for Mr. Gao and Brother Yang to handle the purchase."
Xiang Yang nodded and said with a smile: "Then I'll be welcome. Thank you, Mr. Gao, Boss Wu."
"Send flag signals and ask them what country they are from." Gao Chuang shouted to a very tall fisherman behind him.
Soon, the crew member took the flag and used some common movements to talk to a flag bearer on the other ship.
Xiang Yang was not someone who could not understand the flag signals. He was surprised to find that the other party was actually a ship sailing from Australia.
Soon, the fishing boat approached the ice floe and some people got off the boat. They were all wearing thick down jackets and shivering with cold. Obviously, they were not a group of frequent visitors to Antarctica and did not know that in Antarctica, it is difficult to keep out the cold no matter how thick the down jacket is without a windbreaker.
"Hello." The leader of the other party was a bald man with blue eyes. He said in broken Chinese: "It's really cold here."
"Hello." Gao Chuang smiled cheerfully, gave the foreigner a hug, and then gave him his hat. "Is this your first time in Antarctica? What kind of cargo do you have on your ship? Do you have abalone and king crabs?"
After the foreigner put on the hat, he immediately felt less cold. He sincerely thanked, "Thank you, my friend. This is indeed our first time in Antarctica. We are sent by the company to explore the Antarctic. The company asked us to go to Antarctica for a survey first. After we go back, the next time we come, we will also be a large fishing fleet."
Gao Chuang nodded. He was not surprised at all. Not all the people on the other ship were Australians. There were people of various nationalities and even skin colors. This situation could only exist in a fishing company. It could not be a personal fishing boat. Although Australia was vast and sparsely populated, it was not to the extent that a private fishing boat could not recruit its own fishermen.
"Did you catch any fish when you came out of Aohai?" Gao Chuang asked.
"Of course, and our harvest was quite amazing. There were many Australian dragons, king crabs, and we even caught hundreds of abalone." The other party said proudly.
Xiang Yang was surprised when he heard this: "You are so lucky. You have caught so many fish. You must have made a lot of money this time."
"It is profitable, but it is also very dangerous and tiring. For a fishing boat like ours, there are hundreds of people on board, and it takes at least several months to go out to sea. During these months, hundreds of people are crowded on such a small deck. In addition, my crew members come from all over the world, and anything can happen at sea. My previous captain angered the sailors on the ship and was secretly thrown into the sea by the sailors. The body has not been found until now, and we still don't know who threw it." The foreigner shrugged his shoulders and said helplessly in poor Chinese.
Xiang Yang didn't find it incredible.
What the other party said may sound like fairy tales, but it actually happens frequently at sea.