The survival rate is really bad. With such a large net, out of at least 5,000 kilograms of bluefin mullets, more than 4,000 kilograms are unlikely to survive.
If nothing unexpected happens, another one-third of the people will die in the live water tank.
By the time the cargo is transported back to the dock and unloaded for trading, another one-third of it may die. In the end, only about 300 kilograms of cargo can be transported to the hotel alive.
"Everyone speed up. If we can get 1,000 kilograms of live fish in the final transaction, I will give each of you a red envelope of 100 yuan." Xiang Yang shouted loudly.
When the crew members heard this, their eyes lit up and they worked even harder.
Although the amount of red envelopes Xiang Yang gave out each time was not large, he always did what he said and never defaulted on his promises. Moreover, various red envelopes, bonuses and benefits could be stacked infinitely. All in all, the red envelopes and bonuses he received every time he went out to sea were higher than his salary.
Fang Youqun grabbed a bluefin tuna in one hand and took quick steps. As he ran, he shouted to Xiang Yang, "Haha, a thousand kilograms of live fish is nothing. Brother Yang, you are giving us money."
Chen Qingsheng, who was standing behind him, glared at him and said, "You're not going to give me the money until you get it. You dare to slack off while working? If it's because of you that I don't get the 100 yuan red envelope, I'll have to ask you for it."
When Fang Youqun heard this, he immediately shrank his head and ran faster.
Xiang Yang looked at the scene in front of him and smiled. In the end, it would definitely be impossible to transport one thousand kilograms of these bluefin breams back to the hotel alive. However, as long as everyone took the time to clean them up, Xiang Yang felt that it was still possible to transport one thousand kilograms of them alive to Qinglongwan.
Soon, everyone worked quickly to clean the bluefin tuna on the deck.
Xiang Yang looked at the live water tank and nodded with satisfaction. There were still quite a few surviving bluefin tuna, much more than the one thousand kilograms that Xiang Yang had predicted at the beginning. According to this survival rate, perhaps by the time they finally returned to Qinglongwan, there would really be more than a thousand kilograms of bluefin tuna left.
The catch collected this time was not much, but because the cleanup was urgent, everyone was very tired.
After cleaning the deck, Xiang Yang did not immediately order the net to be cast again.
Chen Qingsheng poured himself a bottle of soda and asked Xiang Yang while drinking, "Captain, are we going to return now? These fish seem very fragile. If we don't return immediately, I'm afraid many more will die on the way."
In the live water tank, although the seawater is no different from the water in the ocean, there are some differences in the environment. Seeing that Xiang Yang wanted these bluefin breams to survive so much, Chen Qingsheng couldn't help but ask Xiang Yang.
Xiang Yang shook his head. "If I return now, I won't even be able to get back the fuel money. Although fresh wild mackerel can be sold for thousands of yuan per catty in the hotel, the price is only about 200 yuan per catty when I sell it. Even if I return now, by the time I reach the dock, these fish will only weigh several hundred catties."
When Chen Qingsheng heard this, he immediately had a comprehensive understanding of these bluefin tuna. No wonder Xiang Yang dared to say that as long as there were 1,000 kilograms of bluefin tuna alive when they returned to the dock, he would give each person on the boat a red envelope of 100 yuan.
It turned out that as long as everyone speeded up a little and allowed these bluefin mullets to survive for every extra hundred kilograms, Xiang Yang could earn an extra 20,000 yuan.
However, Chen Qingsheng did not object to Xiang Yang's approach. When working, he would finish the work quickly and then use the remaining time to rest, which Chen Qingsheng thought was very good.
"Captain, what should we do with these dead fish? Are we really going to just throw them away?" Chen Qingsheng asked, pointing at dozens of foam boxes piled on the deck.
Xiang Yang has a slight headache.
These dead bluefin tuna are actually a burden to Xiang Yang.
A box of 20 kilograms may not be able to be sold for more than 300 yuan. Frozen mackerel and frozen horsehead fish are cheap marine fish of the same grade, and because of the fishy smell, they are harder to sell than horsehead fish. Even if you drag them back, they may not be sold.
You know, the horsehead fish on Xiang Yang’s own boat are usually not towed back, but processed into canned food, fish meal or fish balls directly on the boat.
Even after processing, mackerel still has a strong fishy smell.
But if it was just thrown away like this, Xiang Yang would feel reluctant to do so, after all, it had already been packed.
Xiang Yang was reluctant to throw away even the cheaper squid and cuttlefish.
"Move it to the freezer first. If you want to eat it, you can grill it yourself." Xiang Yang waved his hand and said.
Chen Qingsheng nodded, "Okay, I'll take some people to move it right away. I'll grill a few tonight to try and see how bad the mackerel tastes after it dies."
Xiang Yang shook his head and said nothing.
This mackerel is tender and delicious when it is alive.
But after death, the meat deteriorates very quickly. One hour after death, it is like other fish that have been dead for a day. Two hours after death, strange smells other than fishy smells begin to appear.
The fishing boat continued to move forward.
At this time, some clouds began to slowly appear in the blue sky.
The clouds were very light at first, but soon became like cotton candy, floating in the sky in large clumps, and seemed to be getting thicker and thicker.
Xiang Yang looked up at the sky, his eyelids twitched slightly, and then he said, "The weather is going to change."
"Well, I checked the weather forecast. It's just a normal rainfall. There won't be any extreme weather like storms," said Chen Qingsheng.
As soon as Chen Qingsheng finished speaking, a light drizzle began to fall from the sky.
Xiang Yang felt the sea breeze and felt that a storm was indeed impossible, so he nodded and said, "Leave two people on duty on the deck, and arrange another person to go to the lookout to keep an eye on the surroundings. Everyone else should go to the cabin. We will wait until the rain stops before going out to fish."
"Then should we continue sailing?" Xu Fang asked.
Xiang Yang nodded, "Since the rain does not affect the navigation of the ship, there is no reason for us to stop."
"That's perfect. We can continue trawling while we sail later. After the rain stops, we can just collect the nets and clean up the catch." Xu Fang also nodded with a smile.
After hearing this, Chen Qingsheng's eyes lit up immediately, and he quickly said, "Captain, I also think this method is good. We can try it. Even if there is no gain, it will not delay us for anything."
"How come there is no delay? When the rain stops, what if it happens to be our lunch time? Should we eat first or clean the catch first?" Xiang Yang denied with a smile.
Xiang Yang actually didn't want to cast the net when it was raining.
Although rainy days are the best time for fishing, they are also the time when maritime safety accidents are most frequent.