It is obvious that Chen Qingsheng is unwilling to close the net so quickly.
Xiang Yang said directly: "Your two boats are almost touching each other."
Xiang Yang didn't say anything too harsh. Firstly, Chen Qingsheng was not the only one who could hear Xiang Yang's words on the other side of the intercom. Secondly, Chen Qingsheng also had good intentions.
Even if we take a step back and say that as a captain, if Chen Qingsheng does not even have the power to decide when to cast the net and when to reel it in, he might as well be a first mate.
Soon, the fishing net was winched up. Just as Xiang Yang had expected, there were only a few sea fish in the net. The catch from the first net was not even enough for the staff meals.
After Chen Qingsheng discussed with Wu Shiwen, the two boats began to distance themselves and cast their nets again.
After the experience of the first network, the second network seemed much more realistic.
The fishing net was stretched across the sea, forming a horizontal line more than 200 meters long. There were hundreds of floats on the top of the fishing net, which made the upper end of the net float on the sea surface.
This time, Xiang Yang did not interfere with Chen Qingsheng.
Xiang Yang waited patiently for more than an hour, and finally the two fishing boats behind him came up with their nets.
This time, a large bag of catch was dragged onto the boat, which made Xiang Yang, who was watching on the lookout tower, very happy.
This night, we finally did not come up empty-handed. Although the amount of fish we caught was probably only a few tons, which was far from a big harvest, it was at least much better than the first time.
These tons of fish catch made Xiang Yang see the feasibility of fleet fishing, and the future is bright and promising.
"Everything is ready. After Chen Qingsheng and the others count the catch, some of the catch that is difficult to preserve may need to be sent to our ship for processing." Xiang Yang reminded the crew on his ship.
The crew members on Xiang Yang's ship were also eager to try.
Soon, Xiang Yang received news from Chen Qingsheng.
"Captain, good news!" Chen Qingsheng said excitedly to Xiang Yang on the other end of the walkie-talkie.
"What good news?" Xiang Yang asked puzzledly.
"Catch, catch, Captain, guess what kind of fish we caught with this net just now?" Chen Qingsheng deliberately kept the suspense.
"What kind of fish is it? You look so happy, could it be that you caught a bluefin tuna?" Xiang Yang asked with a smile.
"Hehe, it's not so easy to catch bluefin tuna, but our luck this time can be considered very good. The net we just caught has a total of more than six tons of fish, including more than one ton of not very valuable fish like squid and cuttlefish, and about three tons of milkfish. The really valuable ones are redfish, which weigh about two tons." Chen Qingsheng said excitedly.
Xiang Yang's eyelids twitched when he heard this. He was a little surprised and said, "How lucky are you to be able to catch redwood near the coast?"
Milkfish is a very affordable marine fish, and its price is on the same level as turbot.
Milkfish has another alias, called milkfish. It is the most widely distributed and most economically valuable species in the order Myotis. It has an elongated, slightly laterally flattened body and an oval cross-section. It has round scales, small scales that form a sheath at the base of the dorsal and anal fins. It has a terminal, small mouth, a protrusion in the center of the lower jaw, no teeth, a low pectoral fin, and a deeply forked caudal fin.
This streamlined, silvery fish, similar in size to mullet, has a long history of being fished and farmed for food and is found in schools in warm waters around reefs and on continental shelves.
If it is farmed milk fish, the market price is generally about 30 yuan per catty, which is considered a very cheap fish.
The wild ones are a little more expensive, but not much more expensive. The selling price is about two or three hundred yuan, and the purchase price is about thirty or forty yuan per catty.
What is really valuable is the redwood fish.
Redwood fish is also called golden fish. In some places it is also called red three fish or red carp, hanging three fish, dragging three fish, melon three fish, yellow belly fish golden line, golden line carp, and six-tooth golden line fish.
Redwood fish is a species of fish in the genus Agkistrodon of the family Agkistrodon. This fish has a golden vertical stripe in its body. Its body is long and laterally flattened. It is generally about 20 centimeters long and weighs about half a pound. It is mainly distributed in tropical and subtropical regions of the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. In my country, it is mainly distributed in the South China Sea.
Redwood fish is the main fish caught in my country's near-shore trawling fishery and is one of the most important economic fish in the South China Sea. The fish meat is rich and has a high edible value. It can be eaten fresh, pickled or dried.
There are many ways to eat this fish. It can be steamed, fried, stewed with tomatoes, or made into soup. Its texture is tender and smooth. If it is steamed, there is no need to scrape the scales. Steam it with the skin and then tear off the skin after it is cooked. In this way, it tastes original and the fish meat is especially fresh, sweet and tender. If it is used to make soup, it is best to fry it until golden brown first, and then mix it with other ingredients such as tofu. In this way, the soup will be milky white and especially fresh, sweet and delicious.
"Yes, more than two tons of redfish, that's four to five thousand kilograms. Even the purchase price of this kind of fish is more than one hundred yuan per kilogram. This net of yours almost pays back the expenses of our trip." Xiang Yang said with a smile.
Four or five thousand kilograms of redwood fish, each kilogram worth more than one hundred yuan, so this net will bring in more than five hundred thousand yuan worth of redwood fish alone.
Xiang Yang said that with this network, they could only barely make back their expenses. This sounded very exaggerated, but in fact it was not exaggerated at all.
At present, Xiang Yang's fleet has about one hundred crew members, and the minimum wage for each crew member is two hundred yuan a day. There are also management and technical positions. Based on the average daily wage of four to five hundred yuan, the daily wage alone is 50,000 yuan.
There is also fuel, food, and some other expenses. Adding these expenses together, a trip to sea, even if it's just a trip near the coast, will cost more than half a million.
"First, pick out those redwood fish, and put all those that can be kept alive in the live water tank. Those that cannot be kept alive must be kept fresh. Send the cuttlefish and squid on the boat to my boat and I will process them. As for those milkfish, put them all in the freezer," Xiang Yang said.
Chen Qingsheng is also a veteran. He said directly: "Don't worry, boss. I will take care of these things."
With the harvest from this net, even if we return directly now, the cost of this trip has been recovered, and every fish caught next time will be pure profit.
Xiang Yang walked down from the watchtower with a relaxed look on his face. He no longer had any pressure on the upcoming voyage.
According to the established route, the fleet continued to sail south. Xiang Yang planned to drive the ship to the side near Haikou and then return. The round trip would take about one week.
Next, Chen Qingsheng and Wu Shiwen cast two more nets, but unfortunately, the catches in both nets were very small, and they did not catch any valuable fish. (To be continued)