Carry an aquarium with you

Chapter 155 Going to Sea to Catch Crabs (Two in One)

That night, Anna held a party at her home and invited several of her good classmates, including a girl named Tis Hannah, whose father was an excellent crabbing captain in the Bering Sea.

Last October, when Tish Hannah's father went out to sea to catch red king crabs, he caught 156 tons of red king crabs worth 175 million greenbacks in just one week.

Successfully defeated some other veteran captains who have been in the business for more than [-] years, and even made local news.

Pretty Chinese people basically advocate individual heroism. Originally, Tishannah was very disdainful when she heard that Anna wanted her help and recommended Qin Feng to visit the crabbing work at sea.

She thinks that crabbing is an extremely dangerous job, and the sea climate is harsh. Although Qin Feng looks strong, he may not be able to bear it.

But when Anna took the video of Qin Feng fighting the seven-meter crocodile alone and catching three hundred catties of tuna alone, her attitude changed immediately.

Although I almost made a mistake when catching the crocodile, I caught it with some luck.

But Tis Hannah thinks that Qin Feng is a very courageous person and an excellent young captain.

So he patted his full chest and said that his father would definitely appreciate him after seeing these videos, so he agreed to let him board the boat to watch the crabbing work.

Facts have proved that Qin Feng's personal courage did make Tis Hannah's father appreciate it, but he was more fond of his daughter.

And just visiting on the ship will not affect his work, so he agreed.

However, he still gave some warnings. For example, the weather at sea is harsh, and there is a possibility that the ship may be destroyed by a storm at any time, so Qin Feng should be mentally prepared to go out to sea with him.

But Qin Feng already knew this.

The most dangerous people to catch crabs are always the crabbers working on the deck, and the situation of ship wrecking is basically rare.

Even if he usually goes out to sea by himself, it doesn't mean that he can guarantee 100% safety, so there is no need to consider this point.

However, he still asked Li Xinyue to stay with Anna.

After all, it's someone else's boat, so it's fine to go by yourself, and it's definitely not good if you bring your wife.

Li Xinyue never disturbed Qin Feng, and knew that it was not suitable for her to go, so she just asked him to pay attention to safety.

After packing his luggage and buying two more thick clothes, Qin Feng flew to Dutch Harbor in Alaska, the northwest region of the beautiful country, by himself.

It seems that it has just snowed here, and the snow on both sides of the ground is very thick.

A gust of wind blew past, and Qin Feng couldn't help tightening the thick coat he was wearing.

Located in the north and close to the sea, he felt that it was cold and humid here, which completely combined the characteristics of winter in the north and south of the country.

Both physical and magical attacks.

Fortunately, he has a good physique and can withstand the frostbite.

Through the address given by Tis Hannah, Qin Feng came to a small western-style building with only two floors, and there was a large yard in front of the house, which was also full of snow at the moment, but a small path was cleared.

The door of the yard was open, and Qin Feng walked in and knocked on the door politely.

After a while, the door was opened by a tall Caucasian woman. She looked quite old, probably in her 50s or [-]s, but she looked a bit like Tis Hannah.

She saw a yellow-skinned young man standing at the door with a puzzled expression: "Who are you?"

(By default, the hero's English is good, and he can communicate normally) Qin Feng quickly explained: "Hi lady, my name is Qin Feng, you can call me Qin, I was introduced by Tis Hannah, I don't know if she has talked to me you said before."

"Oh, it turned out to be you, come in!" The white woman immediately changed her attitude when she heard the words, and warmly received Qin Feng, "Tis Hannah told me about your deeds, and I heard that you caught a seven-meter-long fish. Alligator?"

"Haha, that's because I'm lucky." Qin Feng obviously doesn't know how to brag in American style compared to Dafa, so he seems more modest at this time.

"No, no, having the courage to face a seven-meter crocodile shows that you are a brave young man." While speaking, the white woman brought Qin Feng to the living room, "What do you want to drink, coffee?" or water?"

"A glass of water will do, thank you."

"You're welcome, by the way, I'm Tishannah's mother, you can call me Jocelyn."

"Okay, Jocelyn."

Before coming here, Anna told him that it is enough to communicate openly with people in the beautiful country. Even if the other party is in a senior grade, they only need to get along like ordinary friends.

So Qin Feng didn't shy away from anything. Hearing what Qiao Silin said, he would call her by her name generously.

Qiao Silin poured a glass of water and sat beside Qin Feng.

"Qin, I heard that you are a professional fisherman?"

"Yes, like Captain Aldrich, I also live from the sea. But obviously, his job is more difficult than mine, so I am curious about it."

Aldrich, the father of Tis Hannah, the captain of the White Wind.

"No, no, no, every sailor who dares to fight at sea is worthy of respect." Perhaps because of her husband's occupation, Qiao Silin has a good impression of Qin Fengfeng, who is also a fisherman.

After getting a general understanding of his situation, he offered to take him to the port to find Aldrich.

Her home was some distance away from the port, so Jocelyn drove there directly.

When he came to the port, Qin Feng saw a bunch of big crab pots.

Jocelyn told him which of the famous crab pots these were from, including the Northwest, Time Bandit, and Cornimary.

The owners of these boats are well-known crabbing captains in the Bering Sea, and their stories have been recorded and edited into documentaries.

Regardless of the tattered appearance of these crab cages, the price of each crab cage is as high as two thousand green notes, which is extremely expensive.

Of course, expensive also has its reasons.King crabs basically live on the bottom of the sea at a depth of 1000 meters, and the water pressure is extremely terrifying.

Ordinary crab cages are likely to be overwhelmed and deformed directly when put down, so these crab cages are made of titanium steel, and it is not surprising that they are more expensive.

Soon, the two came to a port and saw Aldrich who was talking with several sailors.

"Honey, why are you here, who is this?" Aldridge found his wife and immediately greeted him.

"This is the young man who dared to challenge the alligator, Qin." Qiao Silin introduced Qin Feng.

"Hello, Captain Aldrich!"

"Haha, welcome to Alaska, young lad."

After a brief acquaintance, through contact, Qin Feng found that Aldrich is a very straightforward person.

He would not hesitate to scold the sailors on the ship if they did a bad job, but if they were diligent and good, he would praise them without hesitation.

The White Wind is a large crab boat with a length of 130 feet, which is 43.33 meters.

Listening to Aldrich's explanation, he is the second captain of the ship, and the previous captain was his father, who has retired.

And he has been engaged in this job for 13 years. At the beginning, he was just an ordinary crabman, engaged in dangerous crabbing work on the deck.

And, he's proud of it.

Qin Feng was actually very curious about the dangers of crabbing, so he asked: "Aldridge, I heard that crabbing is a very dangerous job. On average, one crabber dies every seven days. Is this true? Is it?"

"Of course, when we work under waves as high as ten meters, we do encounter many dangers."

Aldrich first affirmed the danger of crabbing, but then he changed the subject again.

"However, an experienced sailor will not put himself in danger. I have been engaged in crabbing for 13 years, and there are only five colleagues who really died."

"I don't know where you read the news, but obviously, this data is wrong."

I have been working for 13 years, and every year there are golden king crabs, blue king crabs, red king crabs and snow crabs. The time to go to sea may reach two or three months in a year.

But in fact, other captains Aldridge knew did not have such a high death rate.

But to say the data is fake, it shouldn't be.

This data should be to calculate the mortality rate of all crabbers in the world, and then compare it with other jobs to come up with a high mortality rate.

Next, Aldridge took Qin Feng to visit the interior of the White Wind.

Under the foredeck is a huge storage compartment that can theoretically carry 220 tons of king crab.

But in fact, Aldrich's largest harvest did not exceed [-] tons.

Then I visited the rest area for disembarking. The wheelhouse is located at the highest point of the ship, which is the second floor. You can clearly observe all the working positions on the deck, and there are two small bedrooms at the back.

The first floor is relatively large, including staff dormitories, kitchens, restaurants and other places.

Then he introduced seven crab catchers to Qin Feng, five of whom were old employees and two of whom were new employees.

It seems that most people in the beautiful country are willing to work only when they have no money.

According to Aldrich, every time he goes to sea, he always needs to recruit one or two new employees.

After all, this is an extremely tiring and high-risk job.

Every time I go to sea, under normal harvest conditions, each crew member can get [-] to [-] green notes, which is enough for these sailors to squander for a period of time, so personnel changes are relatively normal.

Qin Feng thought that the crew would get one hundred thousand greenbacks every time they went to sea, but Aldridge told him.

Every time he goes to sea, he usually gets more than 100 million greenbacks, and each ship will recruit at least five crew members.

If you give [-] green notes, they will earn a P as the captain.

You must know that the maintenance cost of a crabbing boat is very high, and the cost of going to sea every time is also extremely high, so the income of the crew is related to the harvest every time they go to sea, and it is not fixed.

After hearing this, Qin Feng realized, this is right!
Next, he learned that the fishing period for golden king crabs was very short, only seven days, and they would set sail tomorrow, so he came at just the right time.

In the evening, Aldrich took him to the bar, but because he was going to sea the next day, he didn't drink, but introduced him to several well-known captains.

For example, the captain of the Northwest, known as the King of the North Sea, Sigel, is a very good character, and the captain of the Legend next to him, Anderson, is his apprentice.

Last year, he gave his quota of [-] tons of pine leaf crabs to a young man who wanted to join the crabbing circle, and he was a man with a big personality.

Because of the deeds of fishing the crocodile, these captains looked at Qin Feng differently.

He didn't expect that there would be such benefits when he made the decision to catch the alligator.

Through chatting at night, I learned that the quota for fishing king crabs can be rented from other fishing boats to increase my income.

If Qin Feng wants to join the crabbing circle, he not only needs a crabbing boat registered in the beautiful country, but also recruits a suitable number of crabbing people.

The cost alone is very high. Looking at these captains, they may have made some money, but being rich has nothing to do with them.

And the most important point is the quota for crabbing.Only when you get this can you go out to sea to catch crabs.

Early the next morning, all the crabbing boats left Dutch Harbor for the sea southeast of Alaska. The location of the golden king crab was not in the Bering Sea, which Qin Feng had heard about for a long time.

He and Aldridge were in the wheelhouse, and the crew on the deck were actively preparing for battle, smashing the whole pack of crab bait, that is, stinky herring into bags.

One of the crew members named Edgar picked out two rotten herrings and handed them to the two new crew members.

The new crew member took the herring and bit off the head of the herring in one bite. The viscera kept shaking at the chin position, and the same was true for another new crew member.

Qin Feng couldn't help feeling cold when he saw it, it was so disgusting.

Then Edgar, who handed the herring to the new crew member, took back the rest of the fish, bit it, and laughed.

But in less than three seconds, he vomited the herring and retched there, because he couldn't stand the stench, so he hurried to rinse his mouth to suppress his nausea.

Aldrich saw Qin Feng's doubts and explained, saying that this is a way of praying every time he goes out to sea to catch crabs, implying that the crab god will bring them a good harvest and peace.

At this time, a helicopter flew over these crab boats and followed them all the time.

Aldrich told him that the Fish and Game Bureau of the Beautiful Country is very strict.

Although today is the first day of crabbing, crab pots cannot be put in until the time comes.

The crabbing boat sailed until almost two o'clock in the afternoon, and finally came to the fishing ground for golden king crabs.

The White Wind came to a water area and waited for the time. The crab pots would not be released until two o'clock in the afternoon.

But at this moment, Captain John of the Thieves of Time contacted Aldridge by wireless phone, asking him to help him intercede with the Fish and Game Bureau.

Because his watch malfunctioned, the first crab pot was thrown into the sea a few minutes before the scheduled time, and it happened to be discovered by the Fish and Game Bureau. Now he will face a huge fine of 25 green notes.

Aldrich's cousin happened to work in the Fish and Game Bureau, so he had some relationship with the Fish and Game Bureau, so Captain John asked him to come here.

Aldrich was helpless, but it was only a few minutes short, and it was not a big deal, so he contacted his cousin by satellite phone and helped out.

Captain John seemed very happy after knowing that he was exempted from the fine and kept his captain's license, so he thanked him again and again.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, the helicopters of the Bureau of Fishing and Hunting left, and the captains of the crab boats ordered the crew to put down the crab pots. This time, the battle for golden king crabs officially started.

The crew and captain were extremely happy, and most of them were waiting for the money to pay various bills.

This time, the white wind's golden king crab has reached 25 pounds, which is 113.4 tons.

Because of his cousin's relationship, the White Wind's quota is the highest among all ships.

Like the Wizard, the quota for golden king crabs this time is only 80 tons, which is a lot worse.

According to Aldrich, the price of king crab has increased again this year.

Although the price of golden king crabs is the lowest among king crabs, the value can still reach 120 million greenbacks if the catch is full.

Each crew member can get more than 5 green notes, which is enough for them to settle the various bills they owe.

It's just that these captains didn't notice that the captain of the Northwest, Sickert, didn't release the crab pots at this moment.

Because he discovered something unusual, the temperature of the sea water today is much higher than before.

King crabs are cold-water rock crabs that prefer icy waters.

When he noticed the problem, he decided to sail to another unknown cold water area, planning to try his luck there.

"We only have one week, and we must catch the full quota and return to Hong Kong for delivery as soon as possible. If we exceed the time limit, we will have to pay liquidated damages."

Seeing all the crab pots being dropped, a horizontal line formed by a green dot on the display is the location of the crab pots that Aldrich put in.

He will now explain some unspoken rules of the industry to Qin Feng, some places that are easy to ignore but must be paid attention to.

There are a total of [-] crab pots, and the crew has been busy from the afternoon to four o'clock in the morning before putting all the crab pots in.

During the period, huge waves more than ten meters high hit the deck from time to time, and Aldrich would notify them in advance with a walkie-talkie so that they could be prepared.

Such a high-intensity work makes Qin Feng, who has been staying in the cab, can't help but click his tongue. No wonder the salary is so high. If it is a little less, whether he can recruit people is a problem.

Then the crew all went to eat, and then seized the time to sleep and rest.

But Aldrich still has to sail back to the location where the first crab pot was placed, and then salvage will start from that crab pot.

Seeing that he was sleepy, Qin Feng thought for a while and offered to help.

"Aldridge, maybe I can help you drive the boat back. You can go and have a good rest first, and focus on the next work with a good energy."

"Of course, I don't have your driver's license here, maybe I shouldn't help?"

"Thank you, kid. You are an excellent captain. I think you can give it a try. As for the driver's license, what the hell, who would know that you are driving the White Wind?"

What Qin Feng didn't expect was that Aldrich immediately agreed after hearing it.

More rest will also allow him to devote more energy to salvaging crab pots, which is the most dangerous part of the job when fishing king crab, so he needs to concentrate at all times.

Now that someone is helping to steer the boat, he is naturally very happy.

So immediately taught Qin Feng how to drive the White Wind, and watched from the side.

After driving for half an hour, seeing that there was nothing wrong with Qin Feng, he went back to the bedroom to rest.

No one noticed that when the White Wind arrived at the position of the first crab cage, an eight-meter-long king squid suddenly appeared in the sea behind, and it was holding a crab with its tentacles. The cage dives quickly.

There is still more than an hour before Aldrich salvages the crab pots, and Qin Feng also takes this opportunity to catch some king crabs and keep them in the water tank.

Half an hour later, the king squid returned to the surface of the sea with an empty crab cage, still at the back side, and there was no camera in this place.

Qin Feng frowned, and took the king squid and crab cage back to the aquarium.

Since there is nothing, it shows that Aldrich's harvest this time must not be very good.

An hour later, it was nine o'clock in the morning, and everyone got up on time, had a little breakfast, and started today's fishing work.

As the crew threw out the first anchor hook, the work of salvaging the crab pots officially began.

The first crab cage represents a good start, and everyone is very nervous.Even Aldrich couldn't bear to get out of the cab to observe the situation of the first crab pot.

But the result was as Qin Feng expected, there was nothing inside, not even female crabs and small crabs that did not meet the specifications.

This disappointed everyone, including the crew.

Their income is also related to the number of king crabs caught, the more they catch, the higher their wages.

When the second and third crab cages were in the same situation, Aldridge couldn't help but hugged his head and shook his head, unable to believe it was true.

Even the crew members are unhappy and have no enthusiasm for work.

Qin Feng didn't know how to comfort him for a while, after all, this kind of situation would happen when catching king crabs.

But regardless of whether there are king crabs in the crab pots, they have to salvage the crab pots and change places.

When the first crab pot was salvaged, there was finally something to gain in it.It's a pity that there are female crabs and small crabs in twos and threes.

Catch king crabs that are not up to standard and you will be fined heavily, no one is going to break the rules.

Next, each crab cage has one or two male crabs that meet the specifications one after another, but this amount cannot make everyone feel happy at all.

After the 130th crab pot was salvaged, the number of king crabs in the crab pot finally began to increase.

There will be more than a dozen crabs in each pot that meet the specifications. Until all the crab pots are salvaged, this time the harvest is only a little over two tons, which is not even enough for the fuel to go to sea.

Seeing this, Aldrich could only choose to change a piece of water, but before that, he asked about the situation of other people in the channel.

In the end, he learned that the captains in the channel were all in the same situation as him, which made him immediately understand the difficulty of going out to sea to catch crabs.

"Aldrich, is it possible that the king crabs have migrated to other places, and we need to find a new water area where they may survive?"

Qin Feng has no experience in crabbing, but he tries his best to help find problems.

Aldrich pondered for a while: "Obviously they have all moved away, but looking for king crabs is a very time-consuming task. You must know that we only have five days left, and we can't afford it."

So he decides to sail to his secret place, where he has always been harvesting.

Another day passed, and Aldridge and all the crew members were very nervous. If there was no good harvest this time, then there was only one last chance left, which also meant that their fishing plan this time would end in failure.

This time, Qin Feng knew that there were king crabs underneath, because when the crew was resting, he once again took the crab pot to catch king crabs.

Now there are nearly 28 kilograms of golden king crabs in his crustacean tank, exactly seven of them.

The golden king crab is the smallest of the three king crabs, with an average weight of three to four catties. This may be one of the reasons why the price is lower than that of red crabs and blue crabs.

　Thanks to the book friend 150825211056784 for the reward.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)