Chapter 316 Forming a fleet and a large tuna seiner
Chapter 316 Fleet and Large Tuna Purse Vessels
Chen Yuan still thinks about the 79-meter tuna seine boat.
It would be too difficult for them to capture the tuna purse seine boat by themselves.
In the second half of the year, it would be much easier if five fishing boats followed them.
Furthermore, with Luo Hao joining in to direct the operation and scheduling of the six fishing boats, there shouldn't be much of a problem.
After dinner, it got dark quickly.
Lin Xinhai and the others have to put down nearly 230,000 meters of rope. By the time they are finished, it will be after 12 o'clock at night at the earliest. If it is slower, it will be completed at one or two o'clock in the morning.
There is no more beer on the ship, and no more drinks.
After dark, Chen Yuan carried the cushion to the bow of the ship, lay down on the sundeck, took out his phone and called Yan Xiaoxi: "Hey, what are you doing?"
"After dinner, have a drink at the bar."
"bar?"
“Little bar on the island.”
"We've finished our work here and will set off tonight. We'll probably arrive at noon the day after tomorrow..."
"We'll set off in the evening." Yan Xiaoxi said in surprise.
"Yes. The fishing boat is still busy. It will probably be completed at one or two o'clock in the evening. After the fishing boat is finished, we will fill up the oil in the fishing boat and then set off."
"Kiribati is far away from Fiji. Can your ship come here?"
"Our ship has a large fuel tank, so there is no problem." Chen Yuan said.
"Be careful on the road. Give me a call when you arrive and I will pick you up."
"Okay." Chen Yuan said with a smile: "Is it fun to be on the island?"
"It's okay. My uncle took us to Vanua Levu today to go diving and catch lobsters. There are a lot of lobsters there. We caught more than twenty lobsters in just over an hour," Yan Xiaoxi said.
"Wait until I come over and then we can catch him together."
"Okay. Have you found a big school of fish and rested so many days in advance?"
"After the typhoon, the fish gathered together." Chen Yuan said with a smile: "Otherwise we will still have a few more days."
After chatting with Yan Xiaoxi for a while, Chen Yuan hung up the phone, lay down, and lit a cigarette.
‘Bang bang~’ Someone slapped the windshield.
Chen Yuan turned his head: "What are you doing?"
Zhou Sheng waved: "Come in and clean."
Chen Yuan put away the mat and entered the cabin.
I had cleaned the place before during the typhoon, but it wasn't careful enough.
Chen Yuan went in to mop the floor and clean all the corners.
Things that are not needed in the cabin, such as wine bottles, dirty clothes, bed sheets, etc., are all packed up and thrown on the fishing boat to be taken home for disposal.
After carefully cleaning up the inside and outside of Dabai, it was past twelve o'clock in the evening.
After sailing over and finding the Big Fish, Zhou Sheng took the walkie-talkie and said, "Master, is this over?"
"Another half hour." Lin Xinhai said with a smile, "You guys can't wait any longer."
"Hehehe...what do you think?"
"Soon, don't worry."
Chen Yuan took the walkie-talkie and said, "Master, ask my dad and the others if they want to play with us."
"Okay, let me ask you a question."
After a while, Lin Xinhai said: "They won't go, so I told you to go play on your own."
"That's okay."
After waiting quietly for the Big Fish to finish setting the hook, Yang Xun drove the large white and approached the Big Fish.
"Okay." Zhou Sheng shouted.
"Received." Yang Xun.
He Fei had a wound on his forehead and stood on the deck to watch.
The fishing boat lowered the ladder. Chen Yuan looked up, waved, and climbed up: "Dad, Uncle Zhou."
Father Chen and the others nodded.
Chen Yuan took Father Chen to the side and said, "You really don't want to play with us."
"I'm not going, the ship is still busy, you can go and have some fun on your own," said Father Chen.
Zhou Sheng's father also nodded: "You go and have fun on your own. After the fishing season is over, we will fly over."
"Okay." Chen Yuan said with a smile.
Lin Xinhai took out the oil pipe and threw it down: "Chen Yuan."
"What are you doing?"
"You can sail there by yourself and pay attention to safety," Lin Xinhai said.
Chen Yuan nodded.
"You know how to pass the level, right?"
"I know." Chen Yuan said, "There will be people to pick us up over there. It'll be fine."
"That's good. I haven't slept for a long time. I have to go back to sleep. I have a headache." Lin Xinhai said.
"Okay, don't break your body."
Lin Xinhai smiled and looked at Luo Laosi: "I'm going back to sleep."
"I told you to go back to bed a long time ago."
Watching Lin Xinhai go back to the cabin, Luo Laosi turned his head and pulled Chen Yuan: "How long will we go to Fiji this time?"
"Play more and take a rest." Chen Yuan said.
Luo Laosi said 'hmm': "Your fourth aunt and your wife are also going over. The flight is tomorrow."
"Tomorrow's flight should arrive the day after tomorrow?"
"Tomorrow morning, there will be a direct flight from Hong Kong. It will arrive tomorrow afternoon."
"Will Chen Xin pick you up at the airport?"
"I told Chen Xin that they will pick her up at the airport tomorrow," Luo Laosi said.
Chen Yuan saw that Luo Laosi was hesitant to speak and asked, "Is something wrong?"
Luo Laosi nodded: "As for the tuna seine boat from Dongjiang Fishery, I heard Lao Hai say before that... how much is the down payment for that boat?"
"The down payment is at least 80 million," Chen Yuan said.
“It’s a bit expensive.”
"It's a bit expensive. Let's discuss the details when we get back."
Luo Laosi nodded: "That ship is too expensive, costing 400 million. With that much money, we can build a fleet."
"It is possible to form a fleet. But..." Chen Yuan frowned and said, "Form a fleet and engage in longline fishing?"
“Longline fishing is also highly profitable.”
Chen Yuan scratched his head: "The annual profits of longline fishing boats in PNA, which are more than 30 to 40 meters long, are usually several million, preferably more than 10 million."
Luo Laosi was stunned for a moment: "So few?"
Chen Yuan rolled his eyes speechlessly. Luo Laosi was a little distracted and thought too much.
In the past two months, their fishing boat has caught a lot of tuna and made a lot of money. But if you look at other longline fishing boats, let’s just say Qian Degui’s boat. They are all experienced, but a day’s fishing
A catch of more than 100,000 is considered good. There is still time for a catch of less than 100,000...
Moreover, this was achieved only when there were more fish in the Gilbert Islands.
If everyone catches fish like Chen Yuan and his friends, then the PNA’s fishing fees will not rise to sky-high prices. Is it possible for a fishing boat like Chen Yuan and others who have no connections to fish for PNA?
Next, when it comes to forming a longline fishing fleet, Chen Yuan and the others are still looking for fish. Chen Yuan has calculated that they can only support the operation of five fishing boats at most. And five fishing boats are not that easy to operate. It is best to have three.
Or four fishing boats...
This was Luo Laosi's first time offshore fishing, and he worked the night shift. Most of the people working the night shift on fishing boats are deputy captains...
Then there was the fleet that came with Dongjiang Fishery and came out with their own team. He didn’t know anyone on the other boats. He didn’t communicate much with everyone in normal times...
He saw that they had caught a lot of fish during this period: "Can't we form a fleet and then build a few boats specifically to find fish?"
"Well, when Master wakes up tomorrow, you can ask him."
Luo Laosi was a little embarrassed and said, "No?"
Chen Yuan shook his head: "It is too troublesome to form a fleet to fish. We have no choice but to form a fleet now. We want to make more money. If we have enough capital, I am not willing to do this. It is too tiring."
Luo Laosi scratched his head: "Okay, then let's build the 79-meter one."
"The upper limit of tuna seine boats is high. If we really want to make a long-term plan, we still have to get a large tuna seine boat." Chen Yuan said.
Luo Laosi nodded: "Okay, if we make money in the future, let's do a few more."
"A large tuna seine boat is very simple to operate, much easier than a longline fishing boat." Chen Yuan said with a smile: "Besides, if we want the Dongjiang Fishery boat, they may not sell it yet."