At the intersection of temperate oceans and tropical oceans, fishery resources are abundant.
After the fishing net is cast, it spreads out like an umbrella at the stern of the boat.
After dragging for just over an hour, Xu Fang told Xiang Yang with surprise that the fishing boat began to feel back pressure as it moved forward, which must be due to the large number of sea fish gathered in the fishing net.
Xiang Yang immediately ordered the net to be closed.
When the winch was pulling up the net, the steel rope creaked under the heavy load.
Hearing this sound, everyone on the ship was very excited. To the crew on Xiang Yang's ship, this sound was like the sound of nature.
"What a good harvest, Captain! What a great harvest!"
"This net will yield at least tens of thousands of kilograms of fish."
Chen Qingsheng shouted loudly with excitement.
Xiang Yang smiled slightly and said, "Don't rush to talk about a good harvest. We have to wait until the fishing nets come up to see what kind of fish we have caught."
If it is that kind of carp, tens of thousands of kilograms are actually only about 100,000 or 200,000 yuan. After deducting the fuel costs and crew wages, there is no money to be made.
Chen Qingsheng nodded quickly, then watched the fishing net land steadily on the deck.
"Untie the fishing net." As soon as he saw the fishing net was stable, Chen Qingsheng immediately shouted loudly and impatiently.
Immediately, two crew members untied the fishing net.
Suddenly, a large bag of white sea fish poured onto the deck.
"Huh? This fish." Chen Qingsheng rushed to the pile of fish in one step, grabbed a lively silver-white sea fish from the pile, and then put it in front of his eyes to look at it carefully, his eyes full of excitement.
"The body of the fish is silvery white, and somewhat similar to a carp, with two fins on its back. That's right, this fish is a mackerel." Chen Qingsheng said excitedly.
The scientific name of the threadfin bream is four-fingered threadfin bream, which belongs to the order Mugilius, family Threadfin. It is one of the fish species with high economic development value in the southeast coast of my country. It is deeply loved by consumers because of its wide salinity adaptability range, fast growth rate and delicious meat.
In our country, Mayou fish is commonly known as Wusun fish, sacrificial fish and carp queen, while people in Zhanjiang generally call it Mawu fish or Wu fish.
The fat content of the mackerel is very high, and its meat is delicious and delicate in taste. There is a saying among the people that there is the first Baicang and the second Mayou. It is one of the precious fishes that is very popular among consumers in Guangdong.
"What kind of fish is the Ma Youyu? Is this fish valuable?" Fang Youqun looked at Xiang Yang expectantly.
Xiang Yang shook his head and said, "The artificial breeding technology of mackerel is very mature. Breeding starts in mid-March every year, and the spawning time can last from March to the end of June. Moreover, it can be cultivated in both salt water and fresh water. Therefore, the price of mackerel has basically not increased in the past few years, but has a downward trend."
The mackerel is a euryhaline fish that can adapt to salinity ranging from 0.3‰ to 3‰. The mackerel can be farmed in areas with salinity of 0‰ to 1% without seawater sources.
Moreover, the breeding cycle of mackerel is generally within twelve months, and its growth rate is very fast. From fry to adult fish, it only takes one year to grow to more than two kilograms. "
When Fang Youqun heard this, he immediately showed disappointment on his face. "What? It turns out to be just a kind of marine fish that can be farmed in large quantities. I thought it was some kind of precious fish. I was so happy for nothing."
Xiang Yang looked at Fang Youqun deeply and said, "You underestimate the mackerel. Although the artificial breeding technology of mackerel is very advanced, it does not prevent their unit price from being high."
"Did you know? The mackerel is ranked first in the tastiest of all marine fishes. It is known as the thousand-layer cake among fishes. It is a precious fish that is rich in fat. Moreover, with the decrease in annual catches, the number of natural wild mackerel is becoming increasingly smaller, so its price is exceptionally high!" Xiang Yang said.
The mackerel prefers living environments in tropical regions and mainly lives in the North Pacific and the southern coast of my country.
In addition, horse mackerel likes to live in sandy bottom sea areas, and sometimes swims into estuaries or mangroves to find food. In May and June every year, they will migrate for reproduction and swim back to the open sea after reproduction. They generally feed on invertebrates, and adult fish sometimes also prey on shrimps and fish. Juvenile horse mackerel generally love to prey on mysid shrimp.
In many proverbs along the southeast coast, there are sayings such as "one wu, two red shirts, three croakers, four jia croakers" and "one wu, two pomfret, three croakers, four majia".
Noon refers to the mackerel. No matter which of these two statements is true, both rank the mackerel as the first in the delicious ranking.
Fang Youqun was confused by Xiang Yang's words. He looked at Xiang Yang with a puzzled look. Brother Yang, "You are the one who said that the Ma You fish is valuable, and you are also the one who said that the Ma You fish is worthless. Is this fish delicious or not?"
Xiang Yang smiled and said, "Ma Youyu is indeed very valuable, but the Ma Youyu that Chen Qingsheng is holding is not valuable."
The bigger the mackerel is, the more valuable it is, and the smaller it is, the more disliked it is.
This has a lot to do with the fact that the fatter the mackerel is, the more delicious it is, and that the fat of the fat mackerel will melt on the tip of your tongue. The number one mackerel must weigh dozens of kilograms to be truly delicious.
The mackerel that Chen Qingsheng is currently holding in his hand is actually worth much more than just a few dollars.
Fang Youqun immediately became anxious when he heard Xiang Yang's words, and hurriedly said, "Brother Yang, wait here. I will go and turn the pile of catches upside down. I will carry all the mackerel that are over three pounds and bring them back to Qinglongwan alive and kicking."
Xiang Yang burst into laughter when he heard this, "You'd better not say such big words."
Fang Youqun immediately decided to take practical action to tell Xiang Yang whether he was just talking big or not.
Fang Youqun rolled up his sleeves, as if he was going to dive into the pile of fish to look for mackerel weighing more than three kilograms.
Xiang Yang quickly grabbed Fang Youqun and asked, "What are you going to do?"
Fang Youqun quickly said, "Of course I went to the catch pile and picked out all the mackerel, and then kept them in a water tank."
Xiang Yang shook his head, but ultimately did not pour cold water on Fang Youqun's fantasy.
In fact, speaking of this Ma Youyu, there is a very interesting thing.
The meat of mackerel is delicious, delicate and refreshing, with a fat content of over 10%, which is much higher than that of ordinary fish. It is also easy to cook and is very easy to cook whether salt-roasted or steamed.
But in fact, the gill cover bones of the mackerel are very small, and the gill filaments are small and sparse, resulting in poor oxygen exchange capacity, which makes the mackerel die immediately once it leaves the water. In addition, the mackerel is highly susceptible to stress and easily damaged when caught, and it is difficult to transport live fish. As a result, it is difficult for diners to eat fresh mackerel on the table. Most of the wealthy people can only eat chilled or salted mackerel.
Xiang Yang picked out a Ma Youyu from the pile of fish. The fish had a long body, a relatively large head, and its head was slightly tilted to one side. He said, "This fish basically cannot survive once it leaves the water."