Catch the sea: start with a sand shovel and take over the entire beach

After the meal, everyone rested around the deck. Awang also followed Ahe's example, covering his face with a straw hat and lying on the bow of the boat to rest.

At about three o'clock in the afternoon, we set up the second network. This network is better. Although it only weighs nearly two tons, the goods are more valuable.

The net was mostly filled with triple swordfish.

The largest net Zhao Qin ever caught before was only 500 kilograms of three knives, but now this net weighs nearly 3000 kilograms. The price of three knives last year was estimated to be or yuan.

But this year it will definitely break 100.

The price of seafood really changes every year. It often rises at the end of the year. Even if the price drops in the beginning of spring, it will still be higher than last year.

Sand swordfish is a common name in most places. Its scientific name is hawktail hawkfish. It is also called eagle spotted seabream in some places. This fish has extremely high requirements for water quality.

They only grow in places with clear water, and a slight amount of pollution may cause them to become extinct.

The sizes of the three nets are also very average. The largest one weighs more than four pounds, the smallest one is about one and a half pounds, and there are almost no ones below one pound.

Including groceries, the value of this network must have exceeded 30.

"Aqin, the water here is very shallow."

After cleaning up, Zhao Qin came to the wheelhouse. Lao Mao looked at the water meter and frowned.

Zhao Qin also took a look and said, "Why is it so shallow? It's not normal."

The water gauge showed that the depth of this area was only more than 20 meters. Although they were traveling east along the coastline, they were still quite far away from the shore. Generally, there would not be such shallow waters.

"This is our first time here. It should be a piece of land extending forward. Just go over there. It's just that it's so shallow. Our net has already been lowered into the sea."

They are bottom trawls, and they are not small boats of about ten meters, so if the water is too shallow, it will affect the operation to some extent, and the net may get snagged.

"It should be fine. We've also pulled on the inside curve before."

"Then let's close it early. We'll pull it for another hour. Once we pass this area, we'll close it and check the net by the way."

"Okay, it's up to you."

Originally, Zhao Qin planned to let some people take a rest after eating, but now it seems that they can get online after eating.

Dinner is three knives, which has almost become a consensus on the ship. Whatever the net closest to the meal point pulls, everyone will eat.

Needless to say, the taste of San Dao is good. It is known as the king of fish in Hong Kong City. It is sold by two, so it is not much different.

After eating, the old cat told us that we had passed the shallow water area and could close the net, and everyone started to get busy again.

Maybe it was because the water was shallow, but after the net was put up, the net bag was deflated, and it was estimated that the cargo was only about one ton.

"This net only lasts a short time." Zhao Ping comforted everyone.

"Not bad. A ton of goods, even if they are all shrimps, is still worth more than ten thousand." Zhuzi continued.

A net of more than 10,000 people is a big hit for an ordinary trawler.

Zhao Qin did not feel disappointed. It was normal for the harvest of each net to have ups and downs. He took the initiative to step forward and unzip the rope of the net.

"Fuck, they're all stones." Ahe looked at the falling things and exclaimed with wide eyes. This is so unreasonable.

No, if a stone hits the deck, there will be a thumping sound, but not this one.

"No, they are all stone fish." Zhuzi said, taking a step back involuntarily, obviously having a certain understanding of the power of this thing.

"Don't do it, stay away." Seeing that Awang was about to pick up one tail and look at it, Zhao Qin quickly shouted to stop it.

"What's wrong?"

"This is highly toxic."

Hearing that it was poisonous, Awang jumped back suddenly, and then asked: "What should we do, throw them all back into the sea?"

"It's very expensive." Ah Chen replied in three words very calmly.

"Ahe, I bought several clips, go get them."

The clamp has a long handle, which is a bit like the coal clamp used to change coal in a briquette stove. The difference is that the clamp mouth is wider and the force-bearing surface is larger.

The golden drum fish last time still left a shadow on Zhao Qin, so he ordered a few clips after getting off the boat. Unexpectedly, they would actually come in handy today.

In fact, no one at the beach ate this stuff in the early days because it was ugly and highly poisonous. It was not until the early 1990s that it was gradually accepted by the locals.

Because of the excellent taste and white and delicious fish meat, the price has been rising as soon as it was accepted.

The consequence is that it was originally common on stone tidal flats, but now even if it is fished specifically at sea, little is harvested.

Locally, the price of stone fish is about the same as that of tiger fish, both at about 150 yuan per pound, making it a top-tier seafood.

In some places, stone fish and tiger fish are considered to be the same fish, and Shi Jiugong is even classified as one fish.

In fact, there is a certain truth. They all belong to the order Scorpionfish, but the Shijiugong and Stonefish belong to the genus Scorpionfish, while the tiger fish belongs to the genus Scorpionfish.

The scientific name of tiger fish is tiger fish, and the scientific name of stone fish is rose poisonous scorpionfish.

"Never use your hands, everyone has to use clamps."

"Brother, there are not enough clips." Ah He only had five clips, and there were eight people in front of him.

"The rest of the people move the cargo. This thing can feed us and put it in the living cabin."

After Zhao Qin finished speaking, he also strictly prohibited Awang from participating. This guy didn't understand the power of this thing. As long as one person was hit, they had to return immediately. They couldn't make fun of human life under any circumstances.

"It's not bad. This net seems small, but the price is high." Zhao Ping said with a smile while picking up the clips.

Aside from the difficulty of sorting this thing, the harvest is indeed excellent. One or two thousand catties, but it is nearly three hundred thousand yuan, which is not much less than the three dollars per net before.

Moreover, the size of the stonefish in this net is also quite good, probably about two pounds.

Although the bigger the seafood, the more valuable it is for most seafood, but the bigger the size, the more it can be sold. Ordinary people will buy it if they are of this size, just enough for one meal for the whole family.

Normal people would definitely not be able to buy fish that weighs dozens or even hundreds of kilograms because they would never be able to finish it.

"Brother, does this thing also gather in groups?" Zhao Qin asked puzzledly.

"I'm not sure. It's rare to see them in groups, but they usually live in shallow waters. It's probably because the land base just now is relatively shallow."

"Whatever, if it enters our network, it's our harvest, hehe." Ah He said.

The old cat took a look and was equally astonished. This was the first time he had seen so many stone tigers being caught at once. Trawlers could occasionally catch them, but only a few or five were caught.

Because it uses a clamp, this thing is definitely not as flexible as the hands. Fortunately, the stone fish is numb and squishy, ​​and it is relatively honest, so it can be clamped a little.

But it also took more than twice the normal time to sort the goods.

As for whether to have a late-night snack, forget it. If Achen gets stabbed again while killing the fish, it will be the same if he goes back and asks someone to kill him before eating.

After it was done, no one was allowed to rest because the net would have to be set up again in a while.

But when the fourth net came up, the nine people in the boat actually cursed collectively when they looked at the condition of the fishing net.

Stonefish has various colors, depending on the environment. It looks ugly but tastes great.

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