The rain didn't last long and stopped after a few minutes.
The rain made the deck wet.
But the crew didn't care, as the weather at sea was always changeable.
Not to mention a light rain, even a storm is something that everyone is already used to.
Seeing that the rain had stopped, several crew members couldn't wait to run to the deck to set up a row of barbecue racks, then carried out boxes of mackerel and prepared to start grilling.
"Captain, let's have this for lunch." Chen Qingsheng suggested to Xiang Yang.
"You guys eat it. I don't really like this fish." Xiang Yang shook his head and said calmly.
"Brother Yang, let's grill together. We have nothing to do right now anyway." Fang Youqun shouted to Xiang Yang.
Xiang Yang shook his head, "Leave a few people to light the fire, and the rest of you can spread the net with me first before doing anything else."
When the crew heard this, they hurried to the back of the deck.
They are crew members, and fishing is their job. Since Xiang Yang has ordered them to go fishing, everything else has to be put aside.
In fact, Xiang Yang also had some headaches. He went out today and it seemed that he had caught a lot of bluefin tuna and made a lot of money.
In fact, with so many people on the boat needing to be paid, coupled with the huge energy consumption when the fishing boat is sailing, Xiang Yang has been making a net loss on this voyage so far.
This is also the reason why Xiang Yang is not in a hurry to form a fleet even though he has the ability to do so.
The fleet's energy consumption is really too high, and Xiang Yang doesn't dare to say that he can make money while maintaining the fleet's huge expenses.
A group of people walked to the bow of the ship.
Chen Qingsheng held a tablet in his hand and reported to Xiang Yang: "Captain, according to the sonar detector on the ship, the depth of the sea water in this area should be about 300 meters. As for fish, the equipment on our ship can only detect that there are a lot of marine fish under this sea area, but we can't get accurate data on what kind of fish they are and how many there are."
Xiang Yang took the tablet computer from Chen Qingsheng. There was a large amount of data and many small green dots on the tablet screen.
These green dots are the fishery resources detected by the detectors on the ship. However, due to technical limitations, Xiang Yang does not know whether each dot on the screen represents a school of marine fish or a single marine fish.
"In such deep waters, if it is a single small fish, it should not be detected by the equipment on our ship. Each small dot on the screen most likely represents a school of fish. We just don't know how big these schools of fish are."
Xiang Yang handed the tablet to Chen Qingsheng and said, "Since the detection equipment has detected fish, let's cast the net. I hope there are large schools of fish under the sea."
Chen Qingsheng nodded quickly and shouted towards the winch: "Lao Zhou, cast the net."
Soon, the creaking sound of a winch turning was heard above Xiang Yang's head. The fishing net fell into the sea and then spread out quickly, covering a large area of sea water around the fishing boat.
After the fishing net was put down, Xiang Yang was not in a hurry to collect the net. He let the fishing boat tow the fishing net forward for two or three hours. After lunch, he rested for a while before giving the order to collect the net.
Unfortunately, when the fishing net was pulled up, it was flat and there were hardly any fish in it.
Some crew members couldn't believe it. "How could this happen? The detector clearly showed that the density of fish under this sea area is dense."
Xiang Yang didn't care. If the detector could detect accurately every time, there wouldn't be so many fishermen who couldn't even earn back their fuel costs.
"Let's untie the net first and see what kind of fish is inside." Xiang Yang ordered.
Soon, the fishing net was untied, revealing a bag of beautiful sea fish with golden bodies.
"Wow, this fish is so beautiful, just like gold." A crew member exclaimed immediately.
"Hmm? What is this?"
In fact, even Xiang Yang himself was surprised when he saw this bag of sea fish.
Chen Qingsheng rushed forward in one step, grabbed a fish and looked at it from left to right. After a while, he suddenly raised his head and said in surprise, "Captain, we caught the legendary deep-sea clam fish."
Xiang Yang walked over quickly and squatted down. "Yes, this is indeed a stone clam fish, but it's a bit strange. Why is the appearance of this fish so beautiful?"
"Isn't it good to have a good appearance? A good appearance can sell it for a good price. By the way, what kind of fish is this deep-sea stone clam? Is it valuable?" Fang Youqun said with a smile.
Xiang Yang glanced at Fang Youqun and shook his head, "You don't understand. Wild stone clams are generally ugly in appearance and have a variety of colors. However, most wild stone clams are lighter in color, not pure color. Only those farmed stone clams that have been improved have very good appearance and dark color."
As for the price, the price of wild stone clam changes almost every year, from the original 200, 500, and 800 yuan per catty to the current 2,000 to 3,000 yuan per catty. The price increase is like riding a rocket.
Of course, the nutritional value of wild stone clam fish is worthy of its price. It contains various amino acids needed by the human body, as well as minerals such as calcium, iron, phosphorus, and vitamins A and D, especially unsaturated fatty acids, which are very beneficial to the human body.
"Could it be releasing the fish?" Chen Qingsheng also asked with a worried look on his face.
The so-called released fish are farmed stone clam fish bought from the fish fry market or directly from the vegetable market, and then released back into the sea.
This kind of released fish is not uncommon and many fishermen have caught it.
Xiang Yang looked at it carefully and shook his head, "No, look at its belly, it's very flat. This is definitely not a fish that has been released through artificial breeding. It must be wild."
The belly of wild stone clam fish is usually flat. They swim very fast and are very flexible and fierce in the water.
Farmed stone clams are generally not very active, so their bellies are round.
Chen Qingsheng heaved a sigh of relief when he heard this. "It's good that they are wild. The total weight of this net of fish is only several hundred kilograms, most of which are cuttlefish and squid. The only valuable thing is the stone clam. If even these stone clams are not wild, then our net will really be a loss."
Xiang Yang smiled and nodded.
Fang Youqun asked with a puzzled look on his face: "Why, is this stone clam fish valuable?"
"Of course. Wild stone clam fish is also called star snapper. Because its fins are golden yellow, it is also called yellow-winged fish. It is a very rare high-end edible fish." Xiang Yang replied.
The price of wild stone clam has been rising steadily, especially in the past two years, like a rocket.
Before 2019, the price of wild stone clams increased by several hundred yuan.