Xiang Yang smiled. The blue grouper is a very common species of grouper. This fish often appears in the crevices of reefs.
Although Xiang Yang can often catch blue grouper easily when he is underwater, in fact, blue grouper swims very fast, and it is basically impossible for ordinary people to catch blue grouper underwater by relying on skills.
"There are black-haired fish and blue grouper. It seems that there are a lot of fish on the coast of Qinglongwan. How about casting a net and giving it a try?" Li Chao said with interest.
"I have small hand-cast fishing nets on my boat. If you want a net, you can go to the cabin to get it. I'm too lazy to cast one." Xiang Yang shook his head.
Li Chao stood up and said, "How many fish can we catch with a hand-cast net? Let's go borrow a motor fishing boat and try to drag a few nets to the beach."
Xiang Yang thought about it and stood up as well.
The fishery resources along the Qinglongwan coast had long been completely exhausted, and Xiang Yang didn't expect to catch many fish.
Soon, Li Chao rented a four-meter-long motor fishing boat from a fisherman for two hundred yuan a day.
This type of fishing boat is considered relatively large among engine fishing boats. Larger fishing boats must use boilers and boosting systems, and cannot be driven by an engine alone.
Xiang Yang sat in the middle of the boat, watching Li Chao standing at the stern, spreading out a fishing net in a serious manner and then throwing it overboard.
Then Zhang Qicheng started the engine and controlled the fishing boat to move slowly on the sea.
Xiang Yang had been on such a small fishing boat before. He had also been on smaller boats that had no engines and needed to be rowed by human power.
However, being accustomed to riding on ocean-going fishing vessels, Xiang Yang still felt that it was a different experience to suddenly ride on this kind of small fishing boat.
"Boss Zhang, didn't you say to cast the net on the beach? Why are you driving the boat back to the middle?" Xiang Yang shouted to Zhang Qicheng who was driving the boat.
Zhang Qicheng wiped his hair that was messed up by the sea breeze and shouted, "Hold on tight, I'm going to speed up."
Xiang Yang sweatdropped. This little broken boat was accelerating. I was afraid it would burn out the engine.
There is no mechanized crane or power pulley at the stern of this small fishing boat, so the fishing net needs to be cast by manpower. After casting the net, one end of the net is tied to the stern. How many fish can be pulled up depends entirely on luck.
Soon, more than half an hour had passed since Li Chao cast the net.
This net seemed to have caught some fish. Li Chao tried to pull the line by himself, but he couldn't do it alone. Li Chao quickly called Xiang Yang and Murong Zhenfei to help him lift the net.
The three of them worked together, and the blue veins on Xiang Yang's arms were bulging, before they finally dragged the bag of sea fish out of the sea.
"Wow, I'm so tired. There are such rich fishery resources on the coast of Qinglongwan. Open the fishing net quickly and let me see what kind of fish are in the net." Li Chao shouted loudly.
Xiang Yang opened the fishing net and showed the fish inside to Li Chao.
"Wow, so many horsehead fish. No wonder the fishing net is so heavy. The three of us almost couldn't pull it all together." Li Chao took a quick look into the fishing net and said with a smile.
"There are not only horsehead fish, but also a lot of knife fish." Zhang Qicheng said.
"Horsehead fish is not worth much, and bamboo swordfish is even cheaper. No wonder the fishermen in your village are unwilling to cast their nets on the coast, and would rather go to the deep sea instead." Murong Zhenfei said casually.
"No, this is saury." Zhang Qicheng said suddenly.
Saury can also be called bamboo saury, which is a general term for four similar saury species.
The saury is named saury because of its slender body like a knife and its production season in autumn. It is a surface migratory fish that generally feeds on animal plankton, such as shrimps, radiata, fish eggs, copepods, etc., and especially likes shrimps.
"Oh, is it saury? Then we are in for a treat today. The saury that has just been put on the market is very delicious and nutritious. It is suitable for cooking by many methods such as steaming, boiling, frying and grilling. I have always loved eating it." Murong Zhenfei said with a smile.
"It turns out that saury is about to be on the market. Next time I go out to sea, I have to catch a few nets. Mr. Zhang, I heard that the price of saury is not cheap. Is it true?" Xiang Yang asked Zhang Qicheng.
Zhang Qicheng nodded. "It's very expensive among saury fish. The market price is usually around 200 to 300 yuan per pound. It's a fish that will never be unsalable among domestic seafood."
In fact, my country's aquatic product market strongly supports fishermen in catching saury.
It's not just because saury tastes good and is rich in nutrients, but also because saury is one of the favorite fish of the Dongyi people next door. If we catch more, the other side will catch less.
Saury has a unique flavor and memory in both my country and the Dongyi people.
Saury tastes delicious and is rich and balanced in nutrition. Its protein content reaches 20.6%, which is higher than beef and pork. It is also an edible fish with a high fat content.
It is said that regular consumption of saury can delay aging, prevent and treat diseases such as night blindness, hypertension, anemia, arteriosclerosis and myocardial infarction.
At present, the ways of eating saury on the market are mainly divided into two types: rough processing and deep processing. The main product of rough processing is dried salt fish, and the main products of deep processing are canned fish and boneless saury chunks. Small-package leisure products have not yet appeared.
As far as my country is concerned, one of the strategies to promote the development of the saury industry is to study the deep processing of saury products, develop saury products that suit the taste of the Chinese people to drive market demand, and promote traditional processing methods and modern technologies, while also making it easier for more consumers to eat.
Throughout Asia, eating saury has become a long-standing tradition, especially in Dongyi. In addition, the deep-processed consumption of saury has also formed a unique eating tradition in many countries. For example, my country's original lemon juice grilled fish is deeply loved by many people in the market.
In many coastal areas of my country where saury is abundant, there is a unique tradition of eating saury in that region. The way of eating saury is generally combined with the local food culture tradition.
Take fish sauce, for example.
Fish sauce, also known as saury sauce, is a condiment commonly used in Southeast Asia. There are also many fish sauce businesses along the southeast coast of my country.
According to Murong Zhenfei, high-end fish sauce is a high-end condiment made from fresh saury as raw material. It is fermented through a series of complex physiological and biochemical reactions under the action of enzymes and microorganisms. The main function of the seasoning is to enhance the flavor and freshness.
"When adding a little fish sauce to seafood such as seaweed and jellyfish that are suitable for making cold dishes, the taste will immediately become more delicious." Murong Zhenfei said with a smile.