The drone flew for half an hour. Chen Yuan also adjusted the remote sensing fish detector and took the drone back.
"This thing is good." He Fei said.
Zhou Sheng smiled and nodded: "This thing is difficult to get. With it, this trip to sea will be more effective with half the effort."
Chen Yuan took out the battery of the drone, charged it, and put the drone away.
"You plan the route." Zhou Sheng said.
"There is no rush today, just go for a quick run. The fishing boats will not be able to leave port until the morning of the day after tomorrow. Today we will look along the outside of the continental shelf. After filling up the tank tomorrow morning, we will go to the South China Sea Basin." Chen Yuan said.
Zhou Sheng made an OK gesture, went in and took out the deck chair: "There are seabirds, to the north."
"Catch up and have a look." Chen Yuan said.
Far away in the sky, Zhou Sheng could only see some black spots.
But Chen Yuan could see clearly that a group of seabirds were flying towards the west.
At this point in time, even if Chen Yuan and the others found a school of fish, it would be of no use.
After running for more than twenty minutes, I got closer and closer to the seabirds.
He Fei and the others went back to the cabin to sleep, and Chen Yuan climbed onto the roof of the cabin. A shelf was fixed on the roof of the cabin. If you stand high, you can see far.
Microwaves ripple on the sea surface.
Chen Yuan was wearing a pair of sunglasses, sitting on the stool above, grabbing the armrest: "Have you seen any fish?"
"There are so many fish."
"Watch carefully and catch a few tuna," Zhou Sheng said.
Run after the seabirds.
Seabirds don't fly very fast.
Chen Yuan was smoking a cigarette above, while Zhou Sheng went to the bow.
It was almost noon, and Chen Yuan was sunbathing very much.
One morning, in addition to the sea and seabirds, I also saw a few bird feathers.
There are feathers dropped by seabirds flying in the sky, but there is nothing else.
Chen Yuan was about to come down when he suddenly saw a floating object on the sea at seven o'clock: "There is a floating object at seven o'clock."
"What?"
"It's too far away to see clearly."
"Stop chasing birds?"
"Chasing a thread." Chen Yuan said and came down from the top: "The fishing boats haven't come out yet, so it's useless to catch up now. Remember the direction of the seabirds and go look for them tomorrow."
"Okay." Zhou Sheng changed direction and ran for more than two nautical miles before he saw the floating object.
It was far away just now, and Chen Yuan couldn't see clearly what it was. Only when he walked in did he see clearly that what was floating on the sea was a buoy.
The kind of large pontoons used in offshore cages.
But if you look closely, you can see that there is a rope hanging from the buoy.
"Fish aggregator?" Zhou Sheng said.
"It should be. Turn on the fish detector and take a look..."
The fish detector was turned on and there were fish around the buoy, including two good-sized fish.
This was a fish aggregator that drifted with the current. Chen Yuan released the drone again and found no fish, so he took out the fishing rod.
It's noon now, about 12:40.
Zhou Sheng was hesitating whether to call He Fei up when Yang Xun came out: "Did you find a school of fish?"
"No. I saw a floating fish collector, and there are fish underneath." Zhou Sheng took out a cigarette and handed one to Yang Xun, and said, "I was just thinking about whether to tell you to get up and fish."
"How much?"
"Well enough."
"Let's fish for a while," Yang Xun said.
"He Fei is still sleeping?"
Yang Xun said 'hmm': "He didn't sleep last night."
Several people prepared poles and pulled out iron plates.
Put down the fishing line and you'll catch the fish after a few teases.
As soon as Chen Yuan lifted the fishing rod, he started to reel in the line. The fish felt good in size, so he pulled it a few times and dragged the fish away from the rope under the buoy before reeling in the line.
"This fish is pretty good." Zhou Sheng brought the net and picked up the fish with a smile.
An octopus fish over 1 meter tall.
"Sashimi later." Chen Yuan said with a smile.
"Okay. The rest can be made into fish balls," Zhou Sheng said.
"The freezer on the ship should not be dismantled." Yang Xun said, "If there is a freezer, we can catch some fish and freeze them."
Chen Yuan shrugged.
The fishing boat is not big, and there is no place to store spare diesel unless the freezer is dismantled.
"Are you still fishing?" Zhou Sheng said.
"I won't fish anymore. If I catch something, I can't take it away."
Zhou Sheng hooked the buoy with a hook and lifted the rope up.
This is indeed an artificial fish aggregator, but some of the devices are missing.
The rope below is dozens of meters long and tied with oyster shells. If it is a complete fish collector, it should also be covered with a shed.
Zhou Sheng dragged the rope up. This fish aggregator had been floating on the sea for who knows how long. There were many barnacles attached to the oyster shells.
Yang Xun swallowed his saliva and said with a smile: "I'm very lucky today to have such a big barnacle."
Zhou Sheng chuckled: "Look at this oyster, it's almost as big as my hand."
Chen Yuan killed the fish and squatted down to clean the oyster shells.
The barnacles attached to the oyster shells were large and fat, and there were many live oysters.
The three of them worked together and soon collected a large pile of oysters and a large pot of barnacles.
"Is it almost done?" Zhou Sheng asked.
"That's it."
Zhou Sheng threw the rope filled with oyster shells back into the sea.
Chen Yuan went back to the cabin to cook. He took part of the red fish meat, made some into sashimi, and made soup with the fish bones and heads.
First fry the fish bones in the fish soup, then add the ginger, then add the fish meat, and add cold water to the pot.
Chen Yuan and the others woke up He Fei while they were busy, and He Fei came out of the sleeping cabin: "Where did you get the fish?"
"There is a fish collector outside. Once you catch a rod, you will catch a fish." Chen Yuan said with a smile.
"We had a big lunch today. We also got a lot of oysters and big barnacles." Yang Xun said with a smile.
"Why don't you wake me up? I want to take a few shots too." He Fei walked to Chen Yuan's side and asked, "How can I help?"
"I can't stand here any longer. Go outside and help wash the oysters." Chen Yuan said and looked at Zhou Sheng and the others: "Can we eat oysters and barnacles at night?"
"Cook less and more at night." Zhou Sheng said: "I haven't eaten barnacles for a long time, so I'm going to make a tooth sacrifice."
"How about some drinks at noon?" Yang Xun said.
"Okay, just use less beer." Chen Yuandao.
At this time, Chen Yuan and the others were still aimless, not knowing where they should go.
Chasing seabirds is only an option.
The main reason is that the sea has not opened yet, and Lin Xinhai's fishing boat has not come out. I will chase seabirds tomorrow, but I don't know if I can find them.
The purpose of coming out now is to explore the road. After the fishing boat sets off, Chen Yuan and the others will start their official work.
Of course, it would be better if we could find fish schools now.
Chen Yuan prepared the dipping sauce for the sashimi, and Zhou Sheng and the others also put the oysters and barnacles into the pot. There were also remaining barnacles and oysters, all of which were used to feed the water tank.
Now there are still two positions in the living water tank of the fishing boat...
"Come, try the red fish sashimi." Chen Yuandao said.
Four people each had a plate of fish, dipped it in mustard and ate it.
Octopus has always been a top-quality sashimi ingredient, infinitely close to sea bream, and not even much worse than tuna.
The octopus fish has a firm and chewy texture, and is white and red in color. With light soy mustard, for those who like sashimi, it can be said to be a delicacy in the world.