"Eleven and a half tons, there must be about 30,000 fish. This is just the fish from the upper layer. If we fish more down, there will probably be more." Looking at the numbers displayed on the hydraulic screen, Fili here Meng couldn't help laughing, and then controlled the robot arm to pull the fishing net to the fish pond that had been vacated nearby. However, there was no water in the fishing pond at this time, because these fish products still need to be sorted. Some fish are quite valuable, some fish are not so valuable, and their fates are naturally different. As Philemon put the eleven tons of fish into the fishing pond, Edward over there He also walked out of the cab and followed Jiang Hai and Philemon, who had put down the fishing net again, into the fish pond.
Now they need to sort, put some valuable fish separately into the pool next to them, and then throw away some inedible things, such as caught aquatic plants, jellyfish, sea snakes, etc., or kill them.
Then throw some things that need to be released back into the sea, such as turtles, sharks, seals, sea lions, fur seals, dolphins, etc.
These creatures, except for those who are surrounded and killed by crazy people, are basically not surrounded and killed by ordinary fishing boats.
According to what Philemon said, the upper fish they catch now basically won't catch too many strange things.
Sure enough, after the seine was opened, except for a lot of aquatic plants, most of them were fish.
There are all kinds of fish. The most eye-catching ones are a few huge red fish. These fish have spikes on their bodies and look very scary. And here are Edward and Phillip. When Meng saw these fish, he immediately ran over, picked them up by their gills, and threw them directly into the pool next to them.
"What kind of fish is this? It looks quite festive." Jiang Hai then joined in and grabbed a fish. Jiang Hai asked Philemon. He was indeed quite curious.
"This is the vermilion flatfish, a very valuable fish that can grow up to about one meter. It originally lived in the Pacific Canada area, but later it was directly cultivated in the Newfoundland fisheries, so we also have this kind of fish here. The price is very high. Not only can it be eaten, but it can also be kept as an ornamental fish. The one you have in your hand can be sold for about two thousand dollars." Hearing Philemon's introduction, Jiang Hai's eyes couldn't help but As soon as it shines, one fish can be sold for two thousand? That’s really a lot of money!
But in fact, he was just overthinking it. If the fish wanted to grow as big as Jiang Hai's hand, it would be impossible without six or seven years.
It is possible to make money by raising this kind of fish, but it is difficult to make a lot of money in batches.
After learning that the fish in his hand was so valuable, Jiang Hai became more careful and put the fish back into the pond next to it.
After releasing this fish, Jiang Hai caught another red fish and was about to put it into the pool, but was stopped by Philemon.
"This kind of fish is the vermilion flatfish, which is valuable. What you caught is the perch, which is not valuable... This kind of fish is also called Norwegian cod. The price is a little more expensive than cod, so it is not worth putting in." Philemon heard Jiang Hai was a little confused. To be honest, it was really difficult for him to tell the difference between these fish.
Later, Jiang Hai discovered that among the caught fish, there were many other small red fish, but this time he took note first and asked Philemon what happened to these fish.
"This is the golden-eye snapper, which is also a fish from the Pacific Ocean. However, there are people here who raise it. It probably escaped to breed. This fish is also quite valuable. People in the island country like it very much... This is the red-fin snapper. It is not valuable. It is a big fish. Eye bream, it's okay, but just throw it here, we'll sort it out later." Jiang Hai asked while picking, and then he discovered that this fish was really not an ordinary fish.
They all look similar to each other, but there are several, or even more than a dozen, classifications. This is just red. It would be even more confusing if it were a normal color. It is also a flat scorpionfish and a black-banded scorpionfish. , black-eyed flat scorpionfish, file-head flat scorpionfish... at least Jiang Hai can't tell them apart, and the prices of the three types of fish mentioned above are also very different. The black-striped flat scorpionfish has the lowest price, and only one kilogram can be sold. It’s about 6 US dollars, while the black-eyed flatfish can be sold for 11 US dollars. The difference of 5 US dollars. If fishermen like Jiang Hai don’t distinguish the fish clearly, the fish merchants will not share it with you. All treated as black-belted flatfish.
At that time, it will be the fishermen who will lose money, that is, Jiang Hai, the fishery owner.
Eleven and a half tons of fish, excluding kelp and water, there are about ten tons of fish, nearly 30,000 fish.
Thirty thousand fish may seem like a lot, but in fact, in the hands of these professional fishermen, they can be sorted very quickly.
Picking expensive fish is a little time-consuming, but picking some not-so-precious fish only takes a second or two, so for about two hours, throw the useless sea snakes back into the sea and kill the jellyfish directly. There are no turtles, fur seals, or sea lions. When it comes to the creatures to be released, Edward and Philemon have already finished counting all the fish. For them, this kind of work is just a piece of cake.
"Take a rest and then set the second net." Seeing that the fish were all done and it was still early, Edward Anderson took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, lit two of them, and handed them to Fei He took a lemon, then sat there and rested.
Because they knew that Jiang Hai did not smoke, they did not give Jiang Hai...
In fact, Jiang Hai started smoking a long time ago, probably when he was in junior high school, but later his family conditions did not allow it, and after smoking for a few years, he found that he was not addicted anymore, so he quit smoking. Now, Although his financial conditions allowed it, he had no intention of taking it back. It was good not to smoke.
"Come on, boss, let me introduce to you the fish we caught." The two men looked at themselves puffing away at themselves. Jiang Hai, the boss, had nothing to do. Philemon here smiled and posted He came over and introduced Jiang Hai.
As the owner of a fishery, Jiang Hai would be a bit unlucky if he didn't know any fish. Speaking of which, he had already become interested in these fish. After hearing what Philemon said, he also moved closer to the fish pond. .
"These are the ones that are caught the most, so I don’t need to introduce them. This is cod, and this is herring. You should also know these fishes. Seabass is the greediest guy in the sea, but it is also the easiest to catch. This is what I just introduced. Yes, vermilion bream, this is sheep bream, this is black banded bream, this is black eyed bream, this is perch, this is red bream, this is golden eyed bream, this is file head bream, this is silver Rock perch, you have seen brown trout before. It is a migratory fish. This is Atlantic salmon, just like trout. It is estimated that this fish is about to lay eggs..." Philemon stood next to the fishing pond and gave Jiang Hai introduced more than a dozen kinds of fish in succession. Jiang Hai really couldn't tell them apart, so he could only memorize them by rote. He wrote down all the names first. He had to admit that being a fisherman is a job that really requires experience and vision.
Especially a fishing ground like Jiang Hai. After all, there has been no fishing in this fishing ground for several years.
Because I have never fished before, the fish in the fishery here are very mixed, unlike those in the fisheries for breeding.
If you don't have enough eyesight, you will really find fault. At this time, Jiang Hai had to be lucky that he found Edward in the first place.
"I know this fish, a lion fish." After basically introducing the fish that all looked the same, Jiang Hai saw a few fish that looked different. This fish had long spines on its body. He remembered that he knew him. He was tall and gaudy and had thorns on his body. He had seen him before when watching TV.
"Uh, this is bream." Hearing Jiang Hai's confident words, Philemon hesitated for a moment, but decided to tell Jiang Hai the truth.
"Uh, almost." After hearing Philemon's words, Jiang Hai was stunned for a moment and looked carefully. They looked almost the same.
"It's far different. The scientific name of the lion fish is Lionfish, which belongs to the family Scorpionidae. Just like the vermilion flatfish and black sunny flatfish over there, it belongs to that family. The sea bream belongs to the family Dory. The most important thing is Lionfish is a harmful fish. Because it is poisonous, not many people like to eat it, so the price is much lower. We don’t have lionfish here. They are fish from the Pacific Ocean. Dory is the fish we have here. Yes, the price is very high." After hearing Jiang Hai's words, Philemon here also smiled and said.
After hearing what Philemon said, Jiang Hai smiled slightly awkwardly. It seemed that his knowledge was really not enough.
"Okay, that's about it. Let's put another net in and then let's go sell it. Let's put it deeper this time." After hearing that Philemon had almost finished introducing the fish, Edward who was sitting over there also stood up and threw the cigarette butt into the net. He put it in the trash can that had been prepared by the side of the boat, and then he returned it to the wheelhouse. As for Jiang Hai and Philemon, they stayed on the deck and first pushed the precious fish into a separate room next to them. , that room is specially made to be humid, and inside the room, there is a sink, which is specially used to store live seafood. The most delicious seafood is live. No matter how fresh it is, it is not alive. It's delicious, but naturally it can't be sold alive to raise the price. Of course, like tuna, it will die out of water, so that's another story.
As for the rest, the less valuable ones were pushed into the chilled cold storage. There is also a layer of water here, but with so many fish squeezed, naturally they will live if they can, and die if they can't. As long as the fish are delivered Just make sure it's still fresh when you buy it.
After everything was ready, Edward Anderson's voice came from the loudspeaker. It was obvious that he had seen the existence of fish schools from the sonar. Philemon also immediately controlled the crane to lower the fishing net. into the water, but this time, the rope he put was longer. The fish they caught just now were from the upper layer, which was probably between five and twenty meters above sea level. This time, their net went deeper. The fish they want to catch are between 20 and 30 meters long. At this time, they are still on the continental shelf, at a depth of 30 meters, and have basically dragged them to the bottom of the sea. What they catch with this net will be more many!
The reason why we didn't choose to go so deep just now was because there were rocks in that area but not in this area.
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