In November, the Fu'an fleet entered into a carnival of big tuna fishing.
Six fishing boats have a good catch every day.
Big Fish Hao and Gao Laogao got the best position and caught much more fish than Zhao Hai and others.
Chen Yuan and the others are looking for fish and towing six fishing boats. They are also very busy now.
I often get up when the sky is dim and can't rest until ten or eleven o'clock in the evening.
For six boats, it is best to find six hook points, one for each boat.
Fu'an fishery currently focuses on fishing for large tuna. There are indeed more fish in the offshore, but there are very few large tuna.
Wang Peng and Jiang Tao have already gone to Japan and are familiar with the tuna market.
Japan's large tuna market is more standardized and has higher standards. But the price is indeed high...
If you want to sell tuna to Japan, the first thing you need to do is to change the operation mode. That is, you have to get the fish on the boat within three hours after the fish bites the hook. This operation mode is only suitable for small longline fishing boats...
"Putting drones outside."
"Here." Luo Hao said.
"Now that the fish situation is so good, you want to leave?" Luo Hao said.
"I also think it's too troublesome. Within three hours of retracting and releasing the hook, let's talk about yellowfin tuna. It's not too expensive to send these tuna to Japan." Lao Liu.
When longline fishing for tuna, the tuna struggles for too long after biting the hook, and lactic acid accumulates in the body too high, and may even cause "burning". These tuna cannot be sold at a high price.
As time passed day by day, Chen Yuan and the others were responsible for finding fish, and their spirits were always high.
Chen Yuan turned on the drone and asked Zhou Sheng to stop the ship and take the drone back...
Guo Bin and Wang Xingfu took over the work of Yang Xun and others.
According to Chen Yuan's current operating mode, the quality of the tuna harvested is not very good. If it is sent to the auction market, it will not fetch a high price.
Their fleet is all large ships, so changing the operating process is not cost-effective.
With their current operating model, the price of sending it back to China is actually higher.
Chen Yuan sent Zhou Jianguo to the nanny boat, sat in the cockpit and went out to look for fish. He heard Luo Hao's voice on the radio channel: "It's New Year's Day tomorrow. Do you want to find an atoll to rest for the day?"
It doesn't matter whether there was a quarrel or not. Yan Xiaoxi didn't answer the phone calls she made, or she didn't know what to say when she picked up the phone.
If you want to sell tuna at a good price, you have to catch the fish quickly.
For example, on longline fishing boats fishing for bluefin tuna, the ropes are usually several hundred meters, several thousand meters... if a 10,000-meter rope is placed, it is considered very long.
"Nothing." Chen Yuan shook his head.
"It depends on the situation." Luo Hao said: "There is a wave of love now, and maybe only some of them can return to China."
The current intensity of operations is much higher than that of the past in the Dongjiang fishery.
Chen Yuan shrugged and turned on the wireless phone: "Chen Yuan calls Lao Luo, are you here?"
Chen Yuan took the satellite phone to the bow of the ship and dialed Yan Xiaoxi's number. The phone rang for a while, but he didn't answer.
Another discovery was made.
"I want to go back." Chen Yuan wanted to go back and wished he could fly back right away.
Their work is not tiring, they just work the night shift... But it is very difficult for them to get a good sleep while on the ship during the day.
Now it's five days for Guo Bin and others, and five days for Yang Xun and others, taking turns to work the night shift on Dabai.
"Okay, come on. By the way, where is Chen Yuan?"
"Why rest? The fish are in good condition." Zhao Hai said.
Shorten the rope and catch fish faster.
Zhou Sheng said ‘hmm’.
Chen Yuan entered the cabin and directed Zhou Sheng to go to the signal sea area, calculate the density of tuna, and then report this information to Luo Hao.
Yellowfin tuna over 150 kilograms, which is super A-grade and has A-grade oil content, can cost 6,000 yen per kilogram, which is about 300 yuan. 150 yuan per kilogram...
On average, Chen Yuan and his entire fleet catch more than 100 adult yellowfin tuna every day. But there are only a few yellowfin tuna weighing more than 150 kilograms and with A-level oil content... Sometimes, one per day.
None.
At first, Guo Bin and the others said that working the night shift in Dabai was very comfortable, but in just three days, they experienced the feeling of the engine roaring in their ears when they were very sleepy. Moreover, at sea, Dabai's speed was in the 30s.
Festival, very bumpy from time to time...
Zhou Sheng was in the cab and said: "If we don't rest, there are still twenty days to celebrate the New Year. Let's catch more fish and go back to celebrate the New Year."
"Forget it, it's too troublesome to retract and release the fishhook within three hours." After listening to Luo Hao's explanation, Zhao Hai spoke.
"What's wrong?" Zhou Jian put his hand on Chen Yuan's shoulder: "Did you have a fight with your sister-in-law?"
Furthermore, there are multiple levels to enter the auction market. After all, they are not hand-fishing tuna... but production-type longline fishing. Retracting and releasing the hook only takes a day.
"Ask Chen Yuan."
There is no problem with the equipment of their fleet, but according to the grading standards of the tuna auction market, if they want to sell for a good price, they have to change their operating procedures.
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A new year, a new beginning...
"When will our fleet return to China?" Chen Yuan asked.
"I'm not taking a rest here either." Liu Si said: "The fish conditions are good now, so I'll catch more fish."
"It seems like we haven't found any large schools of fish in more than a month," Lin Xinhai said.
Wang Peng sent a series of standards to Luo Hao, and Luo Hao organized a meeting for everyone to elaborate on the tuna rating standards.
"No, there's nothing we can do." Zhou Sheng was also a little tired now and said, "When will we have a holiday and return to China?"
Luo Hao asked Lin Xinhai's opinion again; "No rest on New Year's Day."
"Well, my plan here is not to go back." Luo Hao said.
But after a long time, even with the physical fitness of Chen Yuan and Zhou Sheng, they will get tired.
Chen Yuan looked at the dark sky and let out a long breath.
The sea breeze blows, and the fishing boat sways gently...
He Fei and Yang Xun couldn't bear it any longer, so they called someone back to take over.
Guo Bin and Wang Xingfu, shareholders of Gao Laogao Company, worked on the ship where Gao He was.
Today we were busy again until eleven o'clock in the evening, when we stopped the boat and prepared to rest.
At the end of December, Zhou Jianguo couldn't bear it anymore. He caught a cold and had some fever.
Every day I repeat yesterday's work, and my ears are filled with the roar of the engine and the sound of the sea breeze.
This kind of yellowfin tuna belongs to the top class of yellowfin tuna.
Chen Yuan was in a daze, and Zhou Sheng saw something was wrong with Chen Yuan.
Chen Yuan said 'hmm' for a while: "I have to go back."
Luo Hao was silent for a while and said with a smile: "What? I miss your little girlfriend."
"Ah." Chen Yuan smiled, took out a lighter, and lit a cigarette.
Luo Hao laughed: "If you want to go back, go back. Ours, do you think that if we leave you, our fleet will be transferred."