fisherman legend

Chapter 454 Fishing King Crabs

Compared with other sea crabs, it is undoubtedly more difficult to salvage king crabs, and this kind of crabs are mainly distributed in cold seas.This also means that the sea areas where this kind of crab can really be caught are relatively rare.

In addition, the sea area where king crabs live is much deeper than ordinary sea crabs. It really takes a little luck and experience to salvage this kind of big crabs hidden deep in the bottom of the sea.Perhaps it is because it is difficult to catch that the price remains high.

There are many professional crabbing boats that come to the Antarctic waters or other cold waters to catch king crabs every year, but every time they go to sea, even experienced crew members cannot guarantee that they can catch too many king crabs every time they go to sea.

Even in some sea areas where the sea conditions are relatively dangerous, the risk of salvaging this kind of crab is also very high.If you are not careful, both the crew and the crabbing boat may be buried in the bottom of the sea.In short, this money seems to be easy to earn, but there are not many people who can really earn this kind of money.

It is the first time to lead the crew to this sea area and conduct experimental fishing.Speaking of which, although Zhuang Haiyang has confidence, the other crew members are still looking forward to it.The crab cage is not hung up, everything is unknown.

After everyone had breakfast, Zhuang Haiyang also said at the right time: "Get ready to change clothes and start hanging the cage."

"understand!"

"By the way, when the crab pots are hoisted up, you must pay attention to what I said before when picking crabs. The policy here in Niuxilai is a bit different from that in China. They have strict standards for this kind of king crab.

This also means that when you choose crabs, you must choose crabs that meet the standards.Don't be reluctant to throw away those crabs that don't meet the standard.If you bring back crabs that do not meet the standards, you might be fined, understand? "

"Well, remember! However, it's better for you to demonstrate to us when you catch it in the cage. In that case, we will know how big the crab can be when we pick it up. The king crab itself looks big, right?"

"That's true! Compared with the sea crabs we caught before, the king crabs that don't meet the standard are probably much larger."

After laughing, Zhuang Haiyang also signaled to Wang Yanming to drive the boat to the place where the crab cage was laid yesterday.When he saw the outermost crab cage buoy, Zhuang Haiyang, as usual, personally took care of the crab cages, and then hung them on the crane.

As the crane started, the ropes tied to the crab pots began to tighten.Not long after, the crab pot, which had been sunk on the bottom of the sea for nearly a day, was finally successfully pulled out of the water.The moment they saw the crab cage, the crowd immediately boiled up.

"Hold a grass, explode the cage! Explode the cage! So many crabs!"

"Yeah! This crab is too big, and it looks a little scary!"

Amidst the chatter, the two crew members pulled the crab pots to the deck one after the other.Zhuang Haiyang, who was in charge of opening the cages himself, soon saw countless king crabs being dumped into the sorting box, and one cage was directly filled with one box.

Handing over the empty cage to the crew members around him to clean up and deal with it, Zhuang Haiyang picked a crab out of the box and looked at the crabs struggling in the box and said: "Junzi, you are all optimistic! The minimum standard must be higher than this big."

"Ah! Then this box of crabs probably won't be able to pick out too many suitable ones!"

"It doesn't matter! It's better to be short than to be indiscriminate. As long as the quality of the crabs we salvage is good, there will definitely be an advantage in price. Most importantly, most other crab fishing boats freeze or keep fresh the king crabs they catch, but we can sell live crabs.

All qualified king crabs are dumped into the large water tank after sorting.These king crabs are not as aggressive as expected.By the way, wait to see if there are any crabs with missing arms and legs, and send some to the kitchen for extra meals. "

"Okay! So, we can have a big meal at noon again."

Following Zhuang Haiyang's instructions, he selected a few crabs that did not meet the standard and threw them back into the sea.The sorting box containing the crabs was directly pushed aside and handed over to Zhu Junhong and others for sorting, while the ship continued to sail.

When the second crab cage was hoisted out of the water and saw the crab cage exploded again, all the crew members were also very excited.They were a bit reluctant to throw crabs before, but now they finally understand.With such a harvest, it is indeed possible to choose the best from the best.

Accompanied by sorting boxes full of crabs, they were pushed onto the deck for sorting by the crew.The first box of finished crabs selected was also pushed into the water tank not far away by several crew members, and then these crabs were thrown into the water tank.

Under normal circumstances, many crabbing boats will directly cook the freshly caught king crabs and freeze them quickly.In that case, more umami taste of king crab can be maintained.There are also some fishing boats that directly freeze and keep fresh.

There are only a few crabbing boats that can truly deliver fresh king crabs to the market.After all, king crabs are fished out of water unless returning soon.Otherwise, if they are kept on the boat for a long time, maybe these king crabs will be raised to death.

Crabs are worthless once they die.It is also for this reason that when Zhuang Haiyang customized the fishing boat, he specially asked the captain to build two water tanks, one large and one small.The big ones are naturally used to hold crabs.

The small one is used to hold some relatively rare live sea fish.The other more seafood caught will be of different types and sent to the freezer and fresh storage respectively.Fortunately, the fishing boat is big enough to load more seafood.

To Zhuang Haiyang's surprise, when the crab cage was opened halfway, he found that there seemed to be a cage missing.And the buoy of the cage seemed to have disappeared as well.Seeing this, Zhuang Haiyang was also taken aback for a moment.

"There should be a cage here, why is the buoy missing?"

"Ocean, could it be that the rope is broken? The buoy has no force, so it must have drifted far away."

Hearing what the comrades around him said, Zhuang Haiyang also said very directly: "Let the boat stop for a while, and then find the rope again. Although the cage is worthless, the crab in the cage is valuable. I will go to the sea and fish it up."

Upon hearing this, many comrades-in-arms said, "Isn't the position of the cage heavy?"

"Don't worry, you guys still don't know about my water quality? It only takes a few minutes, and it won't take much time."

Zhuang Haiyang, who was talking, took the spare rope from his comrades in arms, took off his coat, moved his body briefly, and jumped into the bottom of the sea.After searching for a while, I soon saw the crab pot sunken in the sea.

To Zhuang Haiyang's surprise, the crab cage had obviously been hit by something.Perhaps it was this impact that eventually caused the rope to break.Considering the bait he put in, he didn't think it was too unusual for this to happen.

Finding the broken rope, Zhuang Haiyang directly connected it up.It didn't take long before it surfaced directly.Seeing the crew on board, Zhuang Haiyang also said at the right time: "Pull down the hook!"

"Okay! Let the hook go, let the hook go!"

Under the command of the crew, the hook was quickly lowered.Hang the extended rope directly on the hook, and Zhuang Haiyang also indicated that the crew can lift it.Then he directly pulled the sling and returned to the ship again.

"Okay! Continue to lift! This cage seems to have been hit by something. It seems that sharks should have visited it."

"Ah! The crab in the cage?"

Hearing Zhuang Haiyang here, he smiled and said: "Don't worry, we are using an iron cage, and the shark's mouth is almost there. Take it over, I'll go back to the cabin and change clothes first. It's wet and uncomfortable."

"Okay, then you go and change your clothes, and we can do the rest."

"That's fine. You'll have to take over this job sooner or later anyway. Remember, you must be extra careful when pulling the buoy. The wind and waves are stronger here, so don't fall off the boat, understand?"

"Well, remember!"

After explaining the precautions to his comrades, Zhuang Haiyang quickly returned to the cabin and changed into dry clothes.Even if there is a better solution, there are still some things that need to be avoided in front of these comrades-in-arms.

And on the deck at this moment, I saw the crab cage that had just been lifted. Although it was crowded with king crabs, the cage did look a little deformed.Even when the crabs were poured out, some comrades soon discovered that several crabs were dead.

Seeing this scene, many comrades said: "It's a pity!"

"It seems that there is something in the sea that wants to grab food from us?"

"It's okay! If it's dead, just throw it back into the sea. The cage is not lost, and there are so many crabs, so it's still a profit. By the way, the cage will be broken later, and the sunken place will be leveled again."

"Well, don't worry, leave this to us!"

The comrades in arms who are responsible for cleaning up the crab cages are themselves responsible for ensuring that the cages can be reused.Many times, when the crab pot sinks to the bottom of the sea, it will also encounter some nibbling and bumping.In this case, it will naturally need to be repaired.

Even for every box of crabs, nearly half of them will be thrown back into the sea.But in fact, this kind of fishing efficiency, if other crabbing boats see it, they will be jealous.The originally empty large water tank was also occupied by many large crabs.

Fortunately, king crabs are not very aggressive, and there is enough space in the large water tank.Zhuang Haiyang, who handed over the lifting work to the crew, also poured some nutrient solution into the water tank at the right time to ensure that the king crabs remained alive.

With Dinghai pearls in the water, Zhuang Haiyang believes that these king crabs will live a very nourishing life.It's just that when they are delivered to the port, their fate is naturally out of Zhuang Haiyang's control.These king crabs will be exchanged for tickets!

For the crew members who followed the voyage this time, they are also looking forward to the share they can get for the first voyage.Even if Zhuang Haiyang took out most of the money, I believe that none of the money distributed to them would disappoint them.

Compared with receiving a fixed salary, these crew members care more about sharing and bonuses!This is the real big head!

What made Zhuang Haiyang a little helpless was that during the process of lifting the crab cage later, the rope was torn off twice.It turned out that Zhuang Haiyang had no choice but to go down the sea three times in a row.

Seeing this scene, everyone also smiled and said: "Fortunately, Haiyang is here. Otherwise, the three cages might not be able to be fished out. It's a pity to lose the cages. So many crabs can't be fished out in the sea, then What a pity."

As these comrades said, compared to the cost of customizing a crab cage, only one king crab is enough.It doesn't matter if the cage is lost, it's a pity that the king crabs in the cage are wasted!

Through this phenomenon, everyone really realized that the marine life that inhabits this sea area is somewhat vigorous.It was also through this incident that Zhuang Haiyang also decided to change the ropes for the crab cages after going back.

In that case, I believe that the next time the rope is torn off, the situation should also be greatly improved.When the last crab cage was hoisted onto the boat, the sorting work was not long before it was declared over.

Next, without Zhuang Haiyang's instructions at all, the comrades who were busy with their work also began to clean up the wet deck spontaneously.The piled up crab cages also had special personnel to start overhauling to make sure there was nothing wrong.

If there is no accident, after lunch, they will probably pick another sea area and throw these cages back into the sea.Zhuang Haiyang is expected to take a week for this voyage.But now it seems that it is estimated that it will return early.

When all the work was done, Zhuang Haiyang also smiled and said: "Wash your hands, change your clothes and take a rest. If you eat, you may have to wait for a while. The harvest in the morning is good. It seems that we can earn a lot from this trip to sea." !"

"Ocean, how much can this kind of crab sell for a catty?"

"I haven't really inquired about the specific price. However, if this kind of crab is shipped back to China alive, according to the standard we selected, it will cost 2000 yuan per crab. I think it will be no problem!"

As soon as these words came out, all the comrades in arms were stunned for a moment and said, "Is it so expensive to hold a grass?"

"Is it expensive? This is still our price. If you send it to hotels and restaurants, the price will only be higher. I plan to keep some of the king crabs we salvage and send them back to China by air. The restaurant should be able to sell them." Not a lot.

Other than that, sell some locally.If possible, I plan to cooperate with JD.com in China to supply goods in the form of franchised stores.In this way, we can also maximize our seafood profits without robbing the locals of their business. "

Regarding the sale of these seafood, Zhuang Haiyang and Li Zifei naturally also discussed it.And he knows that several major domestic shopping operators have actually begun to engage in this kind of high-end direct sales of seafood.

Anyway, Zhuang Haiyang has its own fisherman's seafood product store, and there are many high-end customers.As long as this sign is played, I believe JD.com is also willing to cooperate.The premise is that Zhuang Ocean can guarantee the corresponding supply.

If it is shipped by air, the cost will be high if the quantity is too small.Purchasing overseas is nothing new in this day and age.In the future, their own specialty stores will also operate more rare and expensive products.

Taking the high-end route and maximizing profits are what Zhuang Haiyang is currently pursuing.Although the speed of payment may be slower, it will be more guaranteed.It's just that this matter still needs a little time to straighten out.Fortunately, in the hands of people, it is still enough for now.

The travel company has hired a lot of employees who are computer-savvy and educated.Part-time job, I believe it is not a problem.There are a group of employees in China, and there are also a group of employees abroad, so it is relatively easy to handle this matter.

The only thing that needs to be done may be to apply for inspection and quarantine procedures.The address of the domestic franchise store, I think it will still be placed in Nanzhou.Naturally, other comrades-in-arms would not say much about such a decision.

The more money they sell for the seafood they fetch, the more money they will get in the end, naturally.Who wouldn't want to make more money?
(End of this chapter)