In recent years, some scholars have divided the waters of Antarctica into a separate area and called it the Southern Ocean.
The Southern Ocean has a unique climate, and a variety of marine life, mainly krill and whales, form a unique ecosystem here. It has been greatly affected by climate change, and it is probably the sea area that is relatively unfamiliar to humans.
In the waters where the Pacific Ocean and the Southern Ocean meet, a white 79-meter tuna seine boat is parked on the sea.
The weather today is good, with a gentle breeze, and you can see the endless deep blue sea with tiny fish scale-like ripples.
This is rare good weather in the outer waters of the Southern Ocean.
Fu'an 79, with a length of 79 meters and a width of 14.2 meters, is a large tuna purse seiner that can independently conduct offshore operations.
November.
Close to Antarctica, the days are long and the nights are short.
Chen Yuan was in the cab, looking into the distance with a telescope.
Chen Yuan is now the captain of Fu'an 79, and Zhou Jianguo and Gao He serve as deputy captains respectively.
Chen Yuan said ‘hmm’.
"Come right away."
"If you can carry it, this boat won't be able to carry it either." Luo Hao said with a smile.
"The Chinese New Year is coming again, aren't you ready to go back?" Luo Hao asked.
Luo Hao is in his early forties. He used to have half-white hair, but now he has more black hair, and he looks younger.
Chen Yuan raised his middle finger: "When the cabin is full, we will go back. There are more tuna here, and the height is higher. If you are lucky, you can go back in time to celebrate the New Year."
Dachao, conventional ultra-low temperature, A is the freshness, B is the fatness and leanness.
Luo Hao carefully climbed over and looked at the place where the helicopter was originally placed on the bow of the ship: "The helicopter can't be used?"
A man can carry it, but a ship cannot. If this ship doesn't go back and be made into a big sword, it will be scrapped.
Chen Yuan told Chen Hao to keep an eye on the cab and went outside.
Fu'an 79 has been floating at sea for too long. It should have returned to China for maintenance years ago. Chen Yuan thought that there was nothing wrong with the ship, so it has been floating until now.
"Where is Chen Yuan?" Luo Hao asked.
"Fu'an 79 received it." Chen Hao went over and picked up the radio and called: "I am Chen Hao."
Zhou Sheng stopped sailing three years ago. He bought a sailboat and traveled around the world with Chen Xin. He came back at the end of last year, bought an island in Fiji, and tried to survive on a deserted island.
Chen Yuan shrugged and glanced at the helicopter with incomplete propellers: "It must have been scrapped."
A lot has happened in recent years.
Waiting for Fortune 85 to arrive, Chen Yuan directed the two boats to get closer and then fixed the two boats.
Chen Hao has to raise a child, pay off the mortgage, and go sailing, so his salary will be much higher.
The Southern Ocean, also called the Southern Ocean or the Antarctic Sea, refers to the ocean surrounding Antarctica, that is, the waters close to Antarctica in the southern parts of the Pacific, Indian Ocean and Atlantic Ocean.
The fish cabins of Fu'an 79 have been upgraded, with two ultra-low temperature and refrigeration temperatures reaching minus 60 degrees Celsius. The other two fish cabins have also reached minus 50 degrees Celsius.
Chen Yuan was silent for a while and said: "We will go back when the cabin is full. We will try to return home at the end of the month and go home to celebrate the New Year."
"At the end of the month, there are still twenty days left. Can we get two thousand tons?" Luo Hao said with a smile.
If it is AA-level bluefin tuna, it can be sent to the auction market. In recent years, the tuna trading market in Shenzhen has also been booming.
"The captain's cabin is in front of me." Chen Hao looked at Chen Yuan who turned his head and smiled: "What's the matter?"
After the Fuan 79 was delivered, Chen Hao followed him on the ship. The highest salary for clerical work on the shore was just over 10,000. Unless he was responsible for the overall logistics like Jiang Tao... Otherwise, he would not be able to get a particularly high salary, even if it was
Chen Yuan's younger brother.
"Dachao, AB+ grade, costs about 300,000 yuan. The next-level bulk commodity fish costs more than 60 yuan per catty."
"It's ready."
The next level, mainly smaller bluefin tuna, still needs to be A-level fresh.
Fu'an 79 has been delivered for 4 years and 5 months.
A month ago, Chen Yuan was chasing fish in a helicopter. The helicopter suddenly lost control and fell. Fortunately, Chen Yuan had good water skills and rescued the pilot together.
Fu'an Fishery is not a one-man company owned by Chen Yuan. It has several shareholders, none of whom have relatives.
Chen Yuan made a face and rolled his eyes: "The Southern Ocean is not in the ocean current zone, and the water here is calm. By the way, how much does one ton of southern bluefin tuna cost now."
For example, Luo Laosi had an accident a few years ago. His ankle was entangled in a rope and winched inside a machine. One of his legs was almost destroyed, and he still hasn't recovered yet.
A few hours later, in the distance, a white refrigerated transport ship appeared on the sea.
The valuable tuna is fat and large.
"Fuyun 85 called Fu'an 79 and received a reply." Luo Hao's voice came from the radio.
Fu'an Company now has a tuna seine and a refrigerated transport ship. There are also two tuna seine ships under construction...
"It's not a big problem. Please hurry up. I've been waiting for you for two days." Chen Yuan touched the stubble on his chin and complained.
This big ship is not too big for Lin Xinhai to play with. Besides, he is already in his fifties and it is time to enjoy life and switch to ground work.
Bluefin tuna that is not grade A fresh is not worth the money.
Five years ago, when Chen Yuan and others were still operating longline fishing boats, the average transaction price of a large amount of frozen bluefin tuna was... about forty yuan per catty.
Luo Hao went over to take a look, turned around and patted Chen Yuan on the shoulder: "I told you, stop being stubborn, it's time to go ashore."
Chen Yuan hung the telescope under the window and walked over: "What's the matter?"
In recent years, the global economy has been in recession and jobs have been hard to find. More than 10,000 a month is considered pretty good.
Bluefin tuna is not as valuable as you think.
"We still have 5 hours to arrive at your location and be ready to hand over the goods."
Workers on the ship skillfully build the handling machine.
Luo Hao is in charge of the transport ship, and he is also responsible for maritime logistics.
Fuyun 85, Fu'an Company's ultra-low temperature refrigerated transport ship, has a full load of more than 2,000 tons and can travel at a speed of 23 knots. It is considered a high-speed refrigerated transport ship.
"Call Chen Yuan."
"All southern tuna are now active in the Southern Ocean?"
After hanging up the radio, Chen Hao took out a cigarette and handed it to Chen Yuan.
This young man has been on the boat for three years since he became single and has never come off.
Small helicopters at sea can only seat two people, are equipped with pontoons, and take off and land at sea. If such a small helicopter crashes, although the helicopter will not sink, it is still very scary.
"How many Dachao are there this time?" Luo Hao said and handed Chen Yuan a cigarette.
"Less than a hundred tons." Chen Yuan said calmly: "Small tuna weighs dozens of tons..."
Luo Hao said "Hmm", most of the bluefin tuna in the South Pacific are large tuna that are more than three years old.
"By the way, how much has our quota exceeded?" Chen Yuan said.
Luo Hao smiled: "Never mind it, our country's quota is already small... Besides, other countries are fishing beyond their quotas."