Xiang Yang looked at the male Steller's sea eagle helplessly.
At this time, the Steller's sea eagle had landed back on the cabin, stepping on the bloody Antarctic skua.
Because of the angle, Xiang Yang couldn't see the Antarctic skua.
However, from the way the male Steller's sea eagle kept lowering and raising its head, and the bloody meat that kept appearing on its beak, Xiang Yang could imagine the fate of the Antarctic skua.
The occasional cries from the two Steller's sea eagles seemed to be mocking the Antarctic skua for being ignorant of the immensity of the world.
Xiang Yang shook his head and stopped paying attention to the two Steller's sea eagles. Instead, he looked at the sea, wondering whether he should take people to the bottom of the water to take a look.
But Xiang Yang's proposal was just put forward when it was rejected by Chen Qingsheng in a slightly frightened tone.
"Captain, there is a mirage on the sea. It is too dangerous for us to go into the water at this time." Chen Qingsheng advised.
Xiang Yang thought, since even Chen Qingsheng didn't dare to go down, then forget it.
The frightened crew members would find it difficult to find any valuable seafood even if they went underwater.
It was not until evening when the sunlight gradually dimmed that the illusion of the mirage ended. The huge iceberg disappeared from the sea, and the next moment, no trace of its existence could be found.
"It's really a wonder of the sea. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't have believed that the illusory scene formed by the mirage could be so real." Xiang Yang exclaimed.
"The illusion has disappeared and we can fish again. I don't know if the fish are still under the sea. Captain, should we drag the net again tonight?" Chen Qingsheng said with a smile.
"It's still late at night, don't you want to sleep?" Xiang Yang asked with a smile.
We have already hauled in one net today. Although the ship is not sailing, the machines on board have not stopped working. Most of the crew members are processing fish meal. By now, everyone should be very tired.
Chen Qingsheng pounded his waist and said, "I've been sitting for the whole afternoon and my waist is sore. Let me cast a net again to exercise."
Xiang Yang did not agree immediately, but asked the other crew members: "What about you? Aren't you tired?"
Everyone shook their heads.
The processing line is not physical work, it is an assembly line. Now they all have all their energy but nowhere to use it, so how can they be willing to just take a rest
Fang Youqun shouted, "Brother Yang, cast another net. We can't sleep now. Anyway, I don't want to process fish meal anymore."
Xiang Yang smiled and said, "If we cast another net, won't there be more fish to be processed into fish meal or canned food?"
"That's a matter for the future. Anyway, I'm not going to do it today." Fang Youqun shook his head like a rattle.
Xiang Yang smiled and shook his head. "Then you guys should change the large-mesh fishing net first. Let's try to see if we can catch some ice fish or sturgeon. We don't want the small fish either."
On the one hand, Xiang Yang’s catch on his boat is indeed bigger, and he really doesn’t want to catch small fish and shrimps including krill anymore.
On the other hand, among the Antarctic marine fish, the larger icefish and sturgeons are indeed more valuable.
Finally, Xiang Yang knew that everyone on the ship really didn't want to go to the production line to process fish meal and canned food. Xiang Yang also wanted to reduce the workload of the crew as much as possible. He didn't need to rely on exploiting employees to make money.
Chen Qingsheng quickly shook his head and said, "Captain, we are already using a fishing net with large mesh. If we change it, I'm afraid we will only be able to catch sturgeons and ice fish. This is too uneconomical."
"Antarctic ice fish is so expensive, how can it not be cost-effective?" Xiang Yang said with a smile: "Besides, we have already made a lot of money on this trip. The next main task is not to fish, but to have a good look around Antarctica. Next time, we will be able to go out to sea alone after leaving Boss Gao and his group."
"Okay then, Chen Fusheng, Fang Youqun, and the rest of you come with me to change the fishing nets. We need to change the nets before dinner and then cast the nets. After dinner, we will immediately collect the nets and clean up the catches." Chen Qingsheng shouted loudly in one direction on the deck.
Those who were named by Chen Qingsheng immediately took action.
The sky in Antarctica gets dark very late.
When the fishing net was replaced, the surroundings were still white.
"Cast the net." Seeing that everything was ready, Xiang Yang gave the order directly.
The next moment, someone pressed the winch switch, and with the push of the winch, the fishing net was sent into the sea.
"Xiang Yang." On the side, on a large purse seine fishing boat, the captain who was quite friendly with Xiang Yang shouted loudly.
"Brother Bin." Xiang Yang replied with a smile.
"It's almost dark, why are you still casting the net?" Brother Bin said with a smile, pointing to the sky.
"Since we are free anyway, why not cast a net and try it out? Brother Bin, would you like to try some?" Xiang Yang asked with a smile.
The captain named Brother Bin smiled and shook his head. “No, I’m not like you. I can’t cast the net whenever I want.”
Xiang Yang nodded, knowing that Brother Bin was not that interested in casting a wide net.
As far as Xiang Yang knew, although Gao Chuang's captains could get some commissions from the ship's catch every time they went out to sea, Xiang Yang didn't know how much commission they could get, but the bulk of it must have been taken away by Gao Chuang. Moreover, they seemed to be responsible for part of the ship's fuel consumption. Therefore, when Gao Chuang was present, they generally would not cast nets alone, but would wait for Gao Chuang's order before casting nets together.
"Xiang Yang, put down the probe and let me play on your boat." Brother Bin suddenly said.
Xiang Yang was stunned for a moment, then immediately smiled and said, "That's what I want. Welcome Brother Bin to come to my ship to guide our work."
Brother Bin quickly shook his head, "Don't criticize me, I'm just a worker, unlike you, your trip has reduced my lifetime income."
Soon, Chen Bin arrived at Xiang Yang's boat. With his bulging belly, he looked around and suddenly said, "You cast the net too early. You should wait another hour or two."
Xiang Yang asked in confusion: "Why?"
Chen Bin pointed at a string of fish attracting lights that Xiang Yang installed at the stern of the boat and said, "Is that a fish attracting light?"
Xiang Yang nodded, then shook his head, "It's not a special fish attracting light, it's a fish attracting light that I had someone install myself."
"It's all the same. They all use the phototaxis of fish to attract fish. In Antarctica, many fish have strong phototaxis. If you cast the net an hour or two later, these fish-attracting lights will come in handy." Chen Bin said with a smile.
Xiang Yang smiled and said indifferently: "It's not a bad idea. I mainly want to catch Antarctic ice fish. As far as I know, Antarctic ice fish are not phototropic."