The prices are high, and they are all leftovers from domestic consumption.
Take Antarctic krill, for example.
High-quality cat food made from Antarctic krill only costs a few dollars a bag in Norway, but once it is shipped to China, the price immediately increases by more than ten times.
Let’s talk about the Antarctic icefish.
Norway does not sell those fresh and large ones. What it exports are the small and dead frozen ones.
However, even these small frozen goods have to go to Italy first, so that the Italian market can select the good ones first, and the remaining ones will be sold to other countries in the world at extremely high prices.
In the opinion of Academician Zhang, it is a great thing that benefits both the country and the people for domestic fishermen to be able to reach Antarctica to fish.
"Well, you are very good. We just came from there. When we were collecting biological samples, we encountered a large number of fish. You can go over there and take a look." Academician Zhang reminded kindly.
Xiang Yang was stunned. Is this an official announcement
Gao Chuang was overjoyed and quickly thanked Academician Zhang.
Academician Zhang said with a smile, "Don't thank me, I just mentioned it casually. If your cabin is not full, you should leave quickly. The climate change in Antarctica is unpredictable, and the fish season is not long. If you go too late, there may be nothing. We still have to rush back to the Great Wall Station, so let's say goodbye."
A group of people watched Xuelong II leave, and Gao Chuang did not stop for a moment and immediately ordered: "Stop the work at hand immediately, put the unprocessed catch into the live water tank or freezer first, and we will come back to deal with it later."
Then the fleet did not stop for a moment and followed the ice road opened by Xuelong 2 and headed in the direction pointed by Academician Zhang.
Fang Youqun didn't take it seriously. "Brother Yang, that icebreaker made so much noise. It just came over here. Even if there were fish, wouldn't they be scared away? What are we going there for?"
Xiang Yang smiled and explained, "Fish schools are like fishing grounds. They don't form without reason. The old man just said there are a lot of fish schools over there. That must be because there are a lot of plankton in the sea water over there, or migrating fish schools passing by there. No matter what the reason is, the fish schools there will not disappear in a short time. We just need to go there and cast our nets."
"Oh, it would be nice if there were eels." Fang Youqun sighed.
Ever since he had eel soup last time, Fang Youqun has been fascinated by this creature, eels. Unfortunately, even fishermen cannot often catch eels.
If you use a fishing net, it is basically impossible to catch the eel unless you use a catching net. Even if you catch it, the eel will escape through the mesh.
As for diving and fishing
Not to mention, Fang Youqun actually fought with an eel under the sea.
Unfortunately, the eel swam much faster than Fang Youqun.
As for fishing for eels, eels are extremely cunning creatures. Even if you use animal livers as bait, they are generally difficult to catch. As for special eel bottles, they cannot be used when the ship is sailing. Fishing boats go out to sea to fish, so there is not much time to stop, and it is almost impossible for them to stay in the sea where eels appear every time.
"Don't worry. When we return, I will find a deserted island. We can spend a day on the island and have a picnic. Then I will throw the eel bottle to the bottom of the sea. I can't say if we will catch a lot, but it should be enough for us to have a meal." Xiang Yang said with a smile.
Fang Youqun's eyes lit up immediately when he heard this, "Okay, I'll put the eel bottle in when the time comes."
Fang Youqun believed Xiang Yang's words without a doubt, because Xiang Yang usually kept his word and basically did what he said every time.
The fleet sailed along the ice path that Xuelong 2 had been sailing on for nearly an hour. The crew members gradually calmed down from their ecstasy and anticipation. Many of them were even bored. “Where is the school of fish that the old man on Xuelong 2 mentioned? How come we haven’t seen a single fish after sailing here for so long?”
"Isn't that old man trying to make fun of us?"
"Shut up." Xiang Yang glared at the complaining crew member. "Although fish don't have legs, they can still swim. Besides, they also said that if you go too late, there may not be any fish. Isn't it normal not to see any fish?"
"Forget it, I'll go fishing for a while."
Fang Youqun was holding a fishing rod, looking at the snow flying all over the sky. Suddenly, he was inspired to write poetry. He stood at the bow and shook his head and said aloud, "No birds have flown away from the thousands of mountains. Tens of thousands of... Hey, what is that? Damn, it's a whale. Come and see. There are a lot of whales in front."
In fact, Xiang Yang had discovered it long ago.
And not only Xiang Yang discovered it, but Gao Chuang and others also saw it. Now, they are urgently discussing through the walkie-talkie whether or not to go over and cast the net.
Where whales gather, there are usually plenty of fish, so whether you use a trawling net or a purse seine net, you can usually get a good harvest.
However, if the net is lost like this, the whale may also be caught in the net.
Although whales are usually extremely docile, if they really get angry, it's no joke.
"Let's wait until we get closer and see clearly what kind of whale it is before making a decision." Xiang Yang suggested on the intercom.
They were still far away from the group of whales and could only see huge fish tails occasionally emerging from the water, looking like a newly sprouted bean sprout.
"I agree with Mr. Xiang. There are many species of whales in Antarctica. We need to determine the specific number and species of this group of whales before deciding whether to cast a net or not." said the captain of another ship.
Antarctica is the best place for whale watching. Although many whales prefer to swim in warm waters, eight species of whales, including killer whales and humpback whales, can still be seen in Antarctica.
Among these eight types of whales, the one that you should never mess with is naturally the blue whale.
The blue whale is the largest known living creature in existence, with a body length of more than 30 meters and a weight of up to 200 tons. Although the blue whale looks a little thin, it is actually a well-deserved fat guy.
Although the blue whale has a large mouth and a small throat like the humpback whale, and generally feeds on small fish, shrimp or shellfish, a mad blue whale can even capsize a boat. Scientists have even found the skeleton of a giant squid more than ten meters long in the stomach of a blue whale.
In fact, none of these eight types of whales should be provoked. Even the docile humpback whales or the killer whales that are very friendly to humans are also the key protected objects of the World Animal Protection Union.
In fact, Xiang Yang already knew what kind of whale it was. He had already seen the whale's fat body filled with blubber from afar through the water surface with his vision far superior to that of ordinary people.