"There are quite a lot of shrimps in this net." Chen Qingsheng said to Xiang Yang while cleaning the catch.
Xiang Yang shook his head. "They are just krill, not worth much. I don't know how they stayed in the fishing net and didn't fall out through the net."
Chen Qingsheng grinned, "It's not that there aren't big lobsters. Look at this one in my hand. It's almost as big as my arm and weighs at least three pounds."
"Your shrimp looks big, but it's actually not worth much. Look at this one in my hand. This shrimp is valuable." Xiang Yang smiled and picked up a shrimp that looked like a big prawn and showed it to Chen Qingsheng.
Chen Qingsheng stared at the big shrimp and asked uncertainly, "Is this an Antarctic red dragon?"
Antarctic Red Dragon, also known as Antarctic Red Prawn, was first discovered in the deep cold waters of the Drake Passage. It is a pure, pollution-free, nutritious, and tender shrimp.
"Yes, that's right, it's the Antarctic red dragon. Someone come and put this shrimp in the cold water tank for me, otherwise I can't help but eat it." Xiang Yang said with a smile.
Chen Qingsheng quickly took the Antarctic red dragon and swallowed his saliva. "Captain, you can't eat this shrimp. No matter how greedy you are, you have to resist. This shrimp is very valuable."
It takes three or four years for a large-sized Antarctic red dragon to grow.
Antarctic red arowana with a body length of more than 20 cm are considered high-end and precious marine products all over the world. If they grow to 30 cm, no one would think they are not big enough even if they are served at a state banquet attended by the five permanent members of the UN Security Council. Their nutritional value is extremely high.
Back then, when George H.W. Bush received Queen Elizabeth, a lobster like this one was placed on the table at the banquet. At that time, the reporter taking the photo was probably particularly envious of the lobster and took a close-up of the lobster.
Xiang Yang smiled and shook his head. "It's just an Antarctic red dragon that's less than 20 centimeters long. Why do you have to hold back even if you're greedy? If you want to eat it, we'll cook it and eat it in a while."
Chen Qingsheng ignored Xiang Yang's words. He held the Antarctic Red Dragon carefully and asked, "Captain, what should we do with this Antarctic Red Dragon?"
Xiang Yang thought about it carefully, and then said: "Although Antarctic Red Dragon is not as precious as French Blue Dragon, it is more delicate than French Blue Dragon. If you want to bring it back alive, you must put it in very cold running water. Try putting it in the cold water tank first. If it doesn't work, you must quickly freeze it in a freezer below minus 20 degrees Celsius after taking it out of the water to lock in the freshness and nutrients of the red shrimp."
The entire storage and transportation process of red shrimp must always be kept below minus 20 degrees Celsius to ensure that the nutrients of the red shrimp are not lost when they reach the consumer's table.
Antarctic red prawns are large in size, tender and smooth in texture, sweet and refreshing in taste. Like prawns, they are top-quality sashimi ingredients. They are nutritious and easy to digest. They are an excellent food tonic for middle-aged and elderly people, pregnant women, patients with cardiovascular disease, kidney deficiency, the weak and sick, and for recuperation after illness.
In addition, eating Antarctic red dragon can also enhance immunity. Antarctic red prawns are rich in phosphorus, calcium, zinc and other trace elements. They are a rare pure natural treasure caught in the ocean.
For wealthy people, Antarctic Red Dragon is very suitable for daily delicacies and gifts. It is healthy and face-saving, and it is also good for the human body after eating.
Moreover, compared with seafood delicacies of the same level, Antarctic red dragon is extremely cheap. For example, French blue dragon and top-quality Jingxiu lobster cost millions of dollars. Even if you have money, you may not be able to afford to eat them.
"Captain, there is another Antarctic red dragon here." A crew member suddenly shouted.
Xiang Yang looked over there and, sure enough, there was a crew member holding an Antarctic red dragon more than ten centimeters long in his hands.
Xiang Yang hurriedly said, "Quick, quick, lock them all up in the cold water warehouse along with this one, and see if there are any more. Pick out all the Antarctic red dragons and lock them up together."
Chen Qingsheng quickly arranged several crew members to search for this extremely precious Antarctic red dragon.
Over there, Xu Fang also opened a cold water storage, and put a large number of Antarctic ice fish and Antarctic sturgeon into the cold water storage. He also threw a large number of small squids into the storage as food for the Antarctic ice fish and Antarctic sturgeon.
"Don't rush to deal with these ordinary catches. Give priority to these silver pomfret. Try your best to keep them alive. Pick out the dead ones and keep them for ourselves to eat in the next few days." Xiang Yang shouted loudly to the crew members around him who seemed to be headless flies, not knowing what to do.
Silver pomfret has only been artificially bred in recent years, and artificial breeding is extremely difficult, and the taste is far inferior to that of wild silver pomfret.
Therefore, after the realization of artificial breeding, the price of wild silver pomfret has not fallen, but has continued to rise. Nowadays, the purchase price of wild silver pomfret on the market starts from several hundred yuan per kilogram, which is an extremely precious seafood.
"Hey, Captain, come and take a look, is this an Antarctic toothfish?" At this time, Xia Pengjie suddenly picked up a fish and shouted loudly to Xiang Yang.
"Antarctic toothfish?" Xiang Yang's eyes lit up immediately when he heard it. Xia Pengjie was Xiang Yang's junior, and Xiang Yang had no doubt about his professional level. Since he said it was an Antarctic toothfish, it should be almost correct.
The Antarctic toothfish is a precious fish from Antarctica.
However, in the outside world, it is generally sold as Chilean sea bass.
In Xiang Yang's memory, Antarctic toothfish generally come from the Ross Sea.
Because the Ross Sea is close to Antarctica, commercial fishing is not allowed in the Ross Sea. Fishing is prohibited in the entire 1.12 million square kilometers of the Ross Sea, so the Antarctic toothfish is a marine fish that is not found on the market at all.
"It really is the Antarctic toothfish. How much does this fish cost per pound?" Xiang Yang asked the people around him.
A group of people looked at each other, and none of them knew.
In fact, not to mention that they don’t know, even Li Chao and Zhang Qicheng, who specialize in purchasing marine fish, probably can’t give an accurate price for Antarctic toothfish.
Because toothfish mainly lives in the Ross Sea, and fishing is not allowed in the Ross Sea, this is a marine fish that has never appeared on the market.
Seeing that no one could come up with a clear answer, Xiang Yang did not hesitate and directly gave an order: "No matter how much this fish is worth per pound, it is definitely a rare marine fish. Quick, clean all the fish out for me and put them in the cold water tank."
Chen Qingsheng nodded quickly, "Yes, Captain, I will take people to deal with it immediately."
Xiang Yang took another closer look, picked apart a pile of octopuses and squids on top of the pile of fish, and then picked up a frozen fish.
Icefish, like Antarctic icefish, are also slender in appearance, but with a smaller head, black and white skin, and transparent membranes covering the slender fin bones. It has no scales, and although it is not completely white like Antarctic icefish, and some parts are as white as snow or even translucent, it contains almost no hemoglobin in its body, and its blood is also white.