Xiang Yang grinned, "I believe you, we are just chatting casually now, you don't have to be so serious."
Officer Chen touched his head a little embarrassedly, "I'm used to it. I get a little nervous whenever I stand in front of the boss."
Xiang Yang smiled and said, "You don't need to be nervous in front of me. As long as you can ensure that all the lines on the ship are not faulty and that you can find all the equipment problems before they occur, I will not interfere with anything you do. On the contrary, you are still a great support for me. Of course, it is still necessary to unite with colleagues."
Officer Chen waved his hands quickly, "I don't deserve it, I don't deserve it. This is my job, I will definitely do my best to do it well. If there is anything I do wrong, please feel free to criticize and point it out, boss."
Xiang Yang took Officer Chen for a tour on the deck, but Officer Chen was still not satisfied. He exclaimed, "This is a true ocean-going weapon, a powerful fishing weapon. The ship I used to be on is like a toy compared to this. Captain, I want to see the engine assembly."
Xiang Yang smiled and nodded, "Okay, go find Chen Qingsheng to get the intercom, and then arrange your work, don't worry about me."
Officer Chen nodded, "Okay, Mr. Xiang, I'll go to work first."
After Officer Chen left, Xiang Yang walked towards the cabin.
On this ship, Xiang Yang also has a dormitory, and the quality of the dormitory is quite high. Although it is not as good as the captain's dormitory and the chief engineer's dormitory, it is also a single dormitory.
Xiang Yang was indeed tired these days. He returned to his room, wrapped himself in a quilt and went to sleep.
When Xiang Yang woke up again, it was already dawn the next morning.
"Haven't we reached Qinglong Bend yet?" Xiang Yang muttered as he walked onto the deck alone.
The night watchman on the deck saw Xiang Yang and quickly greeted him, "Boss Xiang."
Xiang Yang nodded, then asked in confusion: "What's going on? We've been sailing from Qingguo Port to Qinglong Bay for a whole day and we haven't arrived yet?"
"Boss, our fleet encountered a group of fish while sailing yesterday. The captain went to your dormitory and saw that you were sleeping, so he didn't disturb you. We dragged another net yesterday and cleaned up the day's catch."
"Dizi? Green-finned pufferfish? Isn't this a tropical fish? How did it get to Wendai?" Xiang Yang wondered.
The green-finned pufferfish is a fish of the family Monoceratops and the genus Pufferfish. The body is relatively flat and oblong, similar to the pufferfish. The body length is generally 1-9 cm, and the body length is .7-.4 times the body height, and .9-.8 times the distance from the starting point of the second dorsal fin to the starting point of the anal fin. It weighs about 400 grams. The head is short, the mouth is small, and the teeth are tooth-like. The eyes are small, high, and close to the dorsal margin. The gill openings are small, most or almost all of which are below the horizontal line of the mouth. The scales are fine and velvety. The body is blue-gray, without lateral lines, and has irregular dark spots on the sides of the body. The second dorsal fin, anal fin, caudal fin and pectoral fin are green. The first dorsal fin has a fin spine, which is thick and has a row of barbs; the pelvic fin degenerates into a short spine attached to the end of the girdle bone and cannot move. The shape of the anal fin is similar to the second dorsal fin, starting near the back of the anus; the caudal peduncle is long, the caudal fin is truncated, and the fin rays are dark green. The second dorsal fin, pectoral fins and anal fins are all green, hence the name.
As far as Xiang Yang knows, the greenfin pufferfish is a warm-temperate bottom fish in the open sea, living in deep sea areas below 100 meters deep. Although there are many of them distributed along the coast of my country, they should not live in schools.
"I don't know about that. Anyway, we caught a lot yesterday." said the night patrol crew member.
Xiang Yang nodded. No matter why those green-finned pufferfish appeared in groups in the temperate ocean, it was not a bad thing for Xiang Yang.
The greenfin puffer fish has tender meat and a high protein content. It is a nutritious and popular aquatic product. It can usually be eaten fresh after peeling, or it can be pickled.
Greenfin pufferfish is an important target of marine fishing for Chinese fishermen. It has a large output, with an annual output of millions of tons, and has become one of the main economic fish in my country's oceans.
Most importantly, the meat, liver and skin of greenfin pufferfish have medicinal value.
The meat is sweet and mild in nature, and can detoxify, stop bleeding, strengthen the spleen and aid digestion.
The liver of the green fin pufferfish can be used to extract liver oil, which, when supplemented with an appropriate amount of vitamin A, can be made into cod liver oil for medicinal purposes. The skin of the green fin pufferfish can be used to refine gelatin. Gelatin can be made into medicinal gelatin shells and fillers. The muscles and liver of the green fin pufferfish also contain a large amount of taurine, which has the function of lowering blood pressure. The content is as high as 196 mg/100 g, which is higher than that of ordinary fish and second only to the content of crustaceans.
"How much did you get?" Xiang Yang asked.
"We salvaged more than ten tons on our ship, and the number on those two ships is probably about the same." The night patrol crew member said after thinking for a while.
Xiang Yang smiled, "If that's the case, there were at least 20 tons of green-finned pufferfish on the boat when I was resting yesterday."
The night watchman nodded, "Yes, that's right."
At this time, Officer Chen came over and said with a smile, "Boss, green-fin pufferfish has a high protein content and is a nutritious popular food. With the exploration of new resources and the continuous development of new fishing grounds, the production of pufferfish has increased year by year. my country's East China Sea has the largest production of pufferfish, which has become the second largest marine economic fish in my country after hairtail. But yesterday, we were able to catch more than ten tons of green-fin pufferfish in one net, which is really worth celebrating. I think you have to hold a celebration party when you go back."
"The celebration banquet has to be held, and your welcoming banquet must also be held." Xiang Yang received such good news as soon as he woke up in the morning. He was naturally in a very good mood, and the unhappiness in his heart yesterday was immediately swept away.
"By the way, why did you get up so early?" Xiang Yang asked puzzledly.
"It's not that I got up early. I didn't sleep at all last night." said Officer Chen.
Xiang Yang raised his eyebrows, "What's wrong? Are you not used to sleeping in the new dormitory?"
"No, it's just too comfortable." Chen Guan sighed, "I still can't believe that I've become the chief engineer of a thousand-ton fishing vessel. I'm afraid that when I wake up, everything will be gone."
Xiang Yang frowned and said, "Officer Chen, you have to remember that I asked you to be the chief engineer on the ship because it was Chen Qingsheng who recommended you. He believes in your ability. What you have to do now is not to worry about gains and losses, but to do your job well and let the engine room crew accept you. As long as you do a good job, this position of chief engineer will always be yours. If you don't do a good job, no one's face will be of any use."
Chen Guan was shocked and quickly came to his senses. He said, "Boss, don't worry. Yesterday, I checked all the lines on the boat and all the equipment that can be checked. I guarantee that there will be no problems with the mechanical equipment and circuits of the fishing reel." (To be continued)