Chen Yuan originally planned to find some small fish schools, and then went back until the two fishing boats were full.
I didn't expect the surprise to come so quickly.
It was raining heavily and visibility was extremely low. Fortunately, there was no strong wind.
The current sea conditions should be between Level 3 and Level 4. The waves have obvious shapes but have not yet formed whitecaps.
The Shengyuan was bumpy and bumpy.
But for the Xinhai and Luolao 4 fishing boats, the impact is not significant.
However, it rained heavily and visibility was extremely low.
The Xinhai has a fish detection radar, and when you get closer, you will find a school of fish. As an old captain, Lin Xinhai, the fishing boat went directly to the front of the fish school without stopping, and occupied a position that was exposed to the wind and downstream.
Luo Laosi stood on the back deck in the heavy rain and took over the hook and loop of the fishing net: "Ready, let's release the net." Luo Laosi fixed the fishing net and shouted.
"Lay the net." Lin Xinhai shouted after receiving the news. After the staff cut the ropes that fixed the seine net, he launched the fishing boat.
The end of the net is dragged into the water, and the net is quickly moved in a circular motion with the fish as the target, and the net is released to surround the fish.
The rain is too heavy.
On the Shengyuan, waves surged, and rainwater poured into the cabin during bumps.
Chen Yuan couldn't see the Xinhai, but he knew they were already setting up the net. When the Xinhai turned around, Chen Yuan saw the fishing boat and quickly shouted on the intercom: "Put the turning distance farther."
"It's already the biggest."
"Straighten it... to catch the fish. The tuna is at the bottom, at a depth of less than two hundred meters."
"Okay." Lin Xinhai did not hesitate and decisively adjusted the fishing boat's route.
Fish on the surface will escape as much as possible, but the most important thing is the tuna on the bottom, which is the valuable fish.
Maximize the swing distance so as not to scare the tuna.
Xinhai has been replaced with a netting machine, which can quickly shrink the netting and tighten the bottom of the net. The power of the netting machine is so strong that it can do whatever you want.
Yang Xun and the others have been really tired these past few days, and they just woke up now.
The sound of thundering rain reached my ears.
After the two people washed their faces and brushed their teeth, they came up and saw a heavy rain pouring down and a gray world.
Heavy rain beat against the cabin, and the roar was deafening.
"Why did the boat stop?" Yang Xun said loudly.
"There are fish." Chen Yuan replied: "Fishing."
Zhou Sheng pointed at the fish detection screen and said with a smile: "A big school of fish. Once the net is netted, we can almost go back."
He Fei stretched out and shouted: "It's great. I'm finally going back."
Yang Xun also smiled from the bottom of his heart. Being on the Shengyuan every day, the Shengyuan became moldy, and they were even more miserable.
We set off on the 13th last month and today is the 11th.
It has been less than a month, and Yang Xun and the others have lost a lot of weight.
The work on the fishing boat is hard, but on the Shengyuan, it is even more tiring.
"I need to rest for a while when I go back this time." Chen Yuan looked at Zhou Sheng.
Zhou Sheng nodded: "Before the Yuanxing 55 is delivered, I never want to come out again."
"When can Yuanxing 55 be delivered?" Yang Xun asked.
"If it's fast, it will be mid- to late December. If it's slow, it will be January."
The contract says it will be delivered before the Chinese New Year.
The delivery date of Yuanxing 55 is still very early. Depending on the situation after I return this time, I might have to make another trip.
But next time he comes out, Chen Yuan doesn't plan to go too far, and will just stay in Dongsha, specifically looking for tuna.
Let’s rest for at least ten days before going out. It will be December by then, which is exactly the season for tuna.
"The encirclement is complete." Lin Xinhai said on the intercom: "The outline of the encirclement has begun."
"Okay. Gather up the gang and let's go out."
"The weather forecast says there will be strong winds of level 5 to 6 tonight. Let's catch the fish quickly and find a place to take shelter from the wind," Luo Laosi said.
"Step up now. When the seine net is recovered, you can also help catch the fish." Lin Xinhai said.
"good."
"Pay attention to safety, all staff wear life jackets on board." Chen Yuandao.
"I know. It's still early now. When you catch fish, go to the nearest artificial island and reef." Lin Xinhai said.
There are now multiple artificial islands and reefs of our own in Nansha.
The weather in Nansha is changeable and the sea conditions are complex. As a fisherman fishing in Nansha, it is really comfortable to have a strong country as your backer.
After the bottom of the fishing net went out to sea, Zhou Sheng drove the fishing boat out, and he and Chen Yuan went over to put on raincoats and went to the assault boat, and went inside the seine net to help catch the fish.
The small seine net used by the Xinhai No. 1 catches fish.
Luo Laosi uses a large net bag, and the bottom of the net bag can be tightened like a seine net...
The first net was Luo Laosi's fishing boat. The net was full of white sardines and some bonito.
"Why didn't you see the tuna?" Luo Laosi stood beside the boat and shouted loudly.
"The tuna should be at the bottom." Lin Xinhai said.
Don't run away, tuna.
Otherwise, such a large net would look like dozens of tons, but it would be worthless.
Bonito, the big ones can cost more than ten yuan. The more common ones cost about ten yuan. The worse ones cost a few yuan per catty.
Sardines are even cheaper.
Lin Xinhai followed up with a net and caught several tons of fish.
The net bag was pulled onto the boat, and the bottom of the net was opened. Several tons of fish poured down and covered the deck: "There are tuna, bluefin tuna... bluefin tuna." Lin Xinhai shouted excitedly.
"Is it big?" Chen Yuan raised his head and looked over.
"More than a hundred pounds of bluefin tuna." Lin Xinhai waved his fist vigorously.
"It's cool~!" In the pouring rain, Zhou Sheng cried out: "It's cool~ It's cool... it's cool~!"
Chen Yuan looked up at the sky, with raindrops hitting his face. He roared hard and waved his fists twice in excitement.
Chen Yuan and Zhou Sheng's father looked at the two of them on the boat, smiled at each other, and accelerated the speed of sorting the fish.
The Xinhai has three booms, two of which lowered the small seine net.
There are two crane arms on Luo Laosi's side, but one in front of the other and one behind the other, only one can be lowered.
There are now three kayaks in the seine, one kayak is responsible for a boom, and the fish is caught very quickly.
Then the Lixia returned early and all the workers on board stayed on.
The current Xinhai has 23 boatmen. The Luo Laosi fishing boat has many rooms, and now there are 27 boatmen...
With enough manpower, the fish can be harvested and transported quickly.
But there are many fish in this net.
We have already caught four ton-level fish in four consecutive nets, and the next few nets will still be ton-level.
The largest number of sardines in it was sardines, which was more than Chen Yuan expected.
This net uses a tuna seine net, and almost all the sardines are caught in one catch.
This sardine school is in the South China Sea. Judging from the fish situation in recent years, it is considered a relatively large sardine school, weighing more than 40 tons.
The group of sardines rounded up are mainly bonito, some scattered predatory fish, and bluefin tuna.
In recent years, the number of bluefin tuna in the South China Sea has obviously increased, but the size is mostly 70 to 80 kilograms. Just now, more than 20 bluefin tuna have been caught, all weighing more than 100 kilograms.
However, the price of bluefin tuna from the South China Sea is not much more expensive than yellowfin tuna.