Chapter nine hundred and thirty second change of mind
If you are not a professional tuna fishing boat, even if you accidentally catch bluefin tuna, it will be difficult to sell it at a high price.
This kind of thing has happened frequently recently. A few years ago in Zhoushan, we caught a fish that was taller than a man and weighed at least 500 to 600 kilograms. But in the end, it only sold for 60,000 yuan.
And here in the South China Sea, a large bluefin tuna weighing more than 700 kilograms was caught last year, but it was only sold for 100,000 yuan because of improper handling.
The reason for the current situation is not that fishermen do not know that bluefin tuna is expensive and do not want to fish for bluefin tuna professionally.
The main reason is that fishing for bluefin tuna is too troublesome. You must know that tuna resources are mainly concentrated in the southern hemisphere, which requires a one-stop ocean-going fleet for fishing, catching, processing, storage, and sales.
I won’t talk about the fleet, but let’s talk about the professional longline boats needed to catch tuna.
That is, the stern of the ship can drag out a tail that is more than ten kilometers long or even longer.
Every few dozen to one or two hundred meters above, there is a rope with a fishing hook attached, specifically used for fishing tuna.
Such a professional longline fishing boat, as long as it encounters a school of bluefin tuna, usually catches fish in large quantities, which is not what Chen Wenzhe can do now.
The longline fishing boat Chen Wenzhe is currently using is such a professional fishing boat.
Unfortunately, his boat was heavily modified and he did not have a suitable crew, so he was unable to carry out professional fishing.
At this time, Chen Wenzhe had changed his mind, because even if the tuna fishing boat was refitted, it seemed to be of little value.
At the very least, the crane, or winch, on it cannot be installed larger.
Instead of doing this, it is better to buy a more professional and larger professional tuna fishing boat.
It would definitely not be that simple for him to bring the ten-ton gold statue intact and easily back to the country.
Generally speaking, tuna boats are not very big, and most of them are steel fishing boats of several hundred tons.
A fishing boat of this size cannot travel far out to sea.
If you want to go to the distant sea, you need a bigger boat, at least as big as Chen Wenzhe's current boat.
And if you want to play bigger, you need a large ocean-going seine fishing boat.
Fortunately, the domestic shipbuilding industry has developed rapidly and can also manufacture such highly professional fishing boats.
This kind of fishing boat is not a trawler in the traditional sense, but can be used to round up bluefin tuna.
But its price is too high. Even a small pelagic tuna seine fishing boat costs at least 50 million yuan, and this is the price of domestic manufacturing.
This kind of fishing boat is equipped with the world's most advanced fishing and refrigeration equipment and adopts a European seine design. The annual fishing capacity of a single boat can reach 7,000 tons, and the annual output value of a single boat can reach more than 30 million yuan.
Therefore, you will definitely not lose money if you buy this kind of fishing boat.
When returning home these days, Chen Wenzhe did not eat or sleep every day, but was making serious plans.
He also learned about the current domestic shipbuilding industry and found that the country could actually produce large ocean-going seine fishing boats.
However, the largest batch of professional fishing boats are even more expensive.
The unit cost of this kind of fishing boat is about one-third of that of the 056 frigate, about 300 million yuan.
Of course, the cost is high and the technical content is also high.
The price of one ship is 300 million yuan, so don’t think it’s too expensive, because there are not many countries that can build such ships, and it’s not something you can buy if you want to.
Any country in the world that can build tuna seine boats can certainly build modern frigates.
But those who can build frigates may not be able to build large tuna purse seiners.
Because tuna swims fast and operates in the North Atlantic and Central Pacific, the ship type must have high freeboard and is suitable for ocean navigation.
In order to catch up with the fish, you need strong power.
In order to quickly launch the net, it is necessary to equip it with a winch and many sets of automatic towing machines.
Even in order to obtain accurate information on fish schools, helicopters must be equipped for observation and tracking.
These will add a lot of cost, but buying such a fishing boat will bring you a lot of profits every year.
A 1,200-ton seine ship can produce 8,000 tons a year, and its output value can reach more than 40 million.
The world's largest purse seine ship is in Norway, which is about 7,000 tons. It is equipped with helicopter observation. The total price is about 600 million US dollars. One net can capture up to 3,000 tons.
Therefore, tuna fishing is only done by developed countries. Even if tuna resources are abundant in poor and small countries, they do not have the ability to build boats and fish.
When it came to buying a boat, Gao Qijing and the others were more professional. Through him, they contacted the leaders of the base and were able to buy a large, domestically produced 6,000-ton tuna purse seiner.
However, if Chen Wenzhe wanted to buy it, he could only spend 300 million in cash on a second-hand ship that was five or six years old.
This is still relevant before you can buy it. The most important thing is to make sure that the fishing boat is in good condition.
Chen Wenzhe plans to go to sea once to make sure that the inheritance he has received is correct information and can still be used.
Then, he would directly buy the second-hand fishing boat worth 300 million.
As long as the information in the inheritance is correct and usable, no matter how much money he spends, he can still make it back.
Besides, the fishing boat is big, so it’s convenient to do whatever you want!
Not to mention anything else, it’s just the hoist on it. What can’t be lifted?
With such a big ship, he encountered a suitable opportunity. There was a cave in South Vietnam that contained treasures, but he emptied them all in one night.
This was not the time to think about this, Chen Wenzhe looked not far away.
The buyers for the other four bluefin tuna over there have already been confirmed, and Qian Cheng in front of him has no choice at this time.
The biggest one in front of him is that he can only buy it, otherwise he will gain nothing at all.
But, how much should you pay for such a big one?
Qian Cheng jumped directly onto the box truck this time, dragged the crane hook himself, and walked to the side of the ship.
After handling the other four fish, Gao Qijing came over to help.
He, Chen Wenzhe and Qian Cheng began to process the largest bluefin tuna.
First, he opened the oilcloth and pushed away the ice cubes piled on the fish.
Then he used a thick rope to tie a circular knot at the tail of the fish, and then hung up the hook handed over by Qian Cheng.
With a slight clicking sound, the big fish on the deck was lifted into the air.
A circle of people gathered around the pier took a breath of air as they looked at the big fish.
The four fish just now were amazing enough, but I didn't expect there was such a big fish on the boat.
The sound of praise lasted for only ten seconds, and everyone's eyes were quickly attracted by the weight of the big fish.
Everyone watched intently as the big fish was placed on the mobile electronic scale at the back of the car.
After the rope was completely loosened, Qian Cheng took off the hook and the number on the scale was displayed, nine hundred and seven kilograms.
"Remove the four or five kilograms of rope, and the final total will be nine hundred and three kilograms!" Qian Cheng said to Chen Wenzhe.
"Okay!" Chen Wenzhe said with a smile.
Four hundred and fifty kilograms is already comparable to the weight of some bluefin tuna that have been auctioned for sky-high prices.