It has been the fourteenth day since Chen Yuan and his fishing boat went out.
The fishing grounds of the Paracel Islands have a hot climate and high water temperatures all year round, providing good conditions for the growth of corals.
The clusters of corals provide a rich food base and superior habitat conditions for fish to grow and reproduce.
There are mostly huge reefs around the Xisha Islands. The water is shallow and clear, providing an environment for shallow-water reef fish to grow. However, the depth outside the reefs suddenly increases, which is a deep-water environment suitable for oceanic fish to live.
Therefore, there are many types of fish here, and those belonging to the reef fish fauna include Morayidae, Snapperidae, Goldeneye Dauphinidae and Finidae, etc.
Also belonging to the oceanic fish fauna are the Scombridae, Swordfish, Flying Fish, etc.
Among them, the ones with higher yields include mackerel, tuna, tuna and more than a dozen species.
Seven days ago, Chen Yuan discovered a group of squid, but before the fishing boat could arrive, they were boarded first.
Now that the sea is open, there are many fishing boats in Xisha, not only from Hainan, but also from Guangdong and Guangxi, and even fishing boats from further afield.
After leaving Xisha, Chen Yuan and the others encountered negative tropical high pressure and continuous heavy rainfall over a large area, causing water to enter the sleeping cabins.
Heavy rain, strong winds, and Chen Yuan's small fishing boat faced Level 5 sea conditions. He Fei, Yang Xun, and the others were in trouble.
The hull shook violently and tilted, and people on the boat basically moved in a tilted state. Moreover, their boat was small, and it often felt like riding a roller coaster on the boat.
It lasted for several days. He Fei, Yang Xun and the others couldn't bear it anymore and became seasick.
In the past two days, the two of them had looked frighteningly pale.
Lin Xinhai's fishing boat was traveling day and night, and Chen Yuan also deliberately slowed down, waiting for Lin Xinhai to come over and send He Fei and the others onto the big boat.
On a big boat, days without fish are also very boring.
Lin Xinhai plays with his pots of green plants on the boat every day...
"The weather is so annoying right now." Lin Xinhai boarded Chen Yuan's fishing boat.
"The school of fish we found before was robbed." Zhou Sheng was a little helpless. Then, things didn't go well for them. It rained heavily every day, and there were strong winds and waves.
"It's okay, those are just small fish schools. We will arrive in Nansha tomorrow. We will make good use of them then," Chen Yuan said.
Since going out to sea, I haven't caught a single net.
Lin Xinhai felt the pressure, and the employees on the ship seemed bored.
For two ships, not to mention the cost of fuel, the daily salary of the staff is more than 10,000 yuan.
"Don't worry, we will mainly focus on tuna this time. If there is no tuna, we will encircle the bottom net." Lin Xinhai said.
"That's the only way." Zhou Sheng sighed: "Let's look for it slowly. Setting up a net around the bottom is a helpless move."
The staff on the boat hoisted the diesel off, and Chen Yuan went over to catch the oil barrel and refuel the fishing boat.
After refueling, Chen Yuan went to the ship to get some supplies.
Lin Xinhai gave Chen Yuan some soybeans and two plates: "The negative tropical high pressure is beginning to dissipate. In two or three days, the weather should be better. We will definitely find big tuna schools this time."
"It's necessary." Chen Yuan returned to the fishing boat with a smile, waved to his father on the boat, and so did Zhou Sheng, then started the fishing boat and moved away from the fishing boat.
The waves on the sea were rolling, and being on the boat was still like riding a roller coaster.
Away from the two large ships, Zhou Sheng handed over the task of sailing the ship to Chen Yuan and went to soak the soybeans.
Soybeans, used to make bean sprouts.
It is difficult to eat fresh vegetables at sea. The easiest thing to get is probably bean sprouts.
Soak the soybeans for ten hours, then lay a layer of wet gauze on a plastic plate and spread the soybeans on top.
A few days later, the negative tropical high pressure that lasted for many days finally passed, and the sea became much calmer.
"The bean sprouts are ready to eat." It was noon, Zhou Sheng stopped the boat and prepared to make lunch.
Chen Yuan is flying a drone. The drone flies high into the sky. The detection range is much farther than Chen Yuan's visual inspection, and the underwater fish layer can be observed.
"Chen Yuan." Lin Xinhai's voice came from the intercom.
"receive."
"Do you want to find a place to fence with lights?" Lin Xinhai asked.
"Don't worry, the weather will be good in the next period, we will look for it again." Chen Yuandao.
"How much oil do you have on board?"
"There's not much left. I'm stopping and waiting for you to come over." Chen Yuan said, "Be patient."
Lin Xinhai smiled and said, "Have your bean sprouts grown?"
"It's grown and ready to eat," Chen Yuan said.
"Wait a minute, I'll come to your boat to have hot pot later."
"good."
The sea was calm today and there were no major discoveries around. Chen Yuan took the drone back and said, "Master is coming over to have hot pot and is preparing lunch."
"How long until they arrive?"
"Two or three hours."
"It's been so long..." Zhou Sheng yawned: "Still no fish found?"
"Yes, not much."
Same as what I found several times before, small schools of fish.
This time when he went out, Lin Xinhai only brought a tuna seine net after careful consideration.
The Lixia has also been converted into a pure auxiliary ship and equipped with high-power refrigeration equipment. This time, it will either make a fortune or make a fortune.
The first thing to consider is tuna. If you really can’t find tuna, then use a bottom seine.
A seine net with a width of 270 meters can be sunk directly to the seabed for seine netting, which is very troublesome to operate. The fish catch is also very unstable.
Lin Xinhai's fishing boat arrived after three o'clock in the afternoon. Chen Yuan and Zhou Sheng had already prepared hot pot on the boat.
Chen Yuan's father and Zhou Sheng's father also came to the fishing boat.
First, I filled up the oil in the fishing boat, then sat down and ate hot pot.
"It's been more than ten days and I haven't caught a single net." Chen Yuan's father looked at Chen Yuan: "If you can't find a big school of fish, then you can find a small school of fish. You can't keep waiting."
"You can't be in a hurry to find fish." Lin Xinhai is also a little anxious. It has been half a month since the sea opened. Many of the fishing boats from Zhapo that came to fish in the open sea have returned with full loads and come out again. They went to Nansha, and now
, but still haven’t released any of them.
The weather was one reason, and another reason was that Chen Yuan and the others had let go of many small fish schools, hoping to catch a big one.
Those fishing boats that returned early caught basically worthless fish.
Chen Yuan poured wine and liquor for his father and Lin Xinhai. They touched it and took a sip.
Today I had hot pot, including beef slices, fish, bean sprouts, and potato slices.
"It's been a long time since I had a comfortable meal." Zhou Sheng took another sip of white wine, picked up the bean sprouts, and ate happily.
At sea, vegetarian food is much more valuable than meat.
Chen Yuan also took a big mouthful of bean sprouts and drank a sip of white wine.
With the bad sea conditions for many days, I ate noodles or bacon and clay pot rice every day. Today’s hot pot meal was really satisfying.
"Starting tomorrow, we will park the boat and wait for you to find fish." Lin Xinhai said: "Our fishing boat is engaged in hand-wire fishing and has been idle for a long time. Let's see if we can earn back some of the workers' wages."
"Yeah." Chen Yuan looked outside and was suddenly startled: "Closing the stall, let's go quickly."
"What's wrong?"
"There are birds."
"Where?" Zhou Sheng drank more than half a catty of liquor and was a little excited, but following Chen Yuan's gaze, he saw nothing.
"Where are the birds?"
"Hurry up and stop it." Chen Yuan picked up the almost eaten hot pot pot and poured it directly into the sea: "Master, your fishing boat is at full power to keep up."
"Okay." Lin Xinhai also drank a few more drinks, his face turned red, and he didn't see the flock of birds that Chen Yuan said: "Is there really a flock of birds?"
"have."
"More or less."
"many."
Lin Xinhai took a deep breath and shouted: "Let's do it! We are going back. You should follow us closely and don't lose us."
"Hurry up." The birds were far away, and Chen Yuan's vision was blurry.
Chen Yuan's senses are much stronger than ordinary people's, and much stronger than Zhou Sheng's.
After sending his father and the others onto the fishing boat, Chen Yuan sat in the driver's seat on the back deck, started the fishing boat, pushed the throttle lever, and chased after him at full power.
Zhou Sheng had a puzzled look on his face and looked forward eagerly: "There are no birds, and I don't even see any feathers."
Chen Yuan blinked hard. There were indeed birds in front of him, but they were too far away, and his view was blurry.