Chapter 133: Farms
As soon as he came, there was a harvest, which made Geeyang's father look forward to this sea area, and dived under the water to try to catch two, but there were no goggles, and the water was not particularly good, so he consumed a lot of physical strength after a while, and rested on the sea.
"Mo Fan, take me. Zhao Jiyang swam over and stretched out his hand to let Mo Fan lead: "Take me to the bottom of the sea and see how to catch the lobster." ”
Mo Fan took Zhao Jiyang's hand: "Take a deep breath, are you ready?"
The clear and translucent water, looking up under the seabed, you can see the sparkling colors that reflect the sun's rays.
"Look here......" Mo Fan spoke underwater, gurgling and bubbling, pointing to a row of caves on the slope of the coral reef, several lobsters popping out of tentacles and small heads......
"Woo...... Catch it. ”
Mo Fan nodded, swam over gently, stretched out his hand and grabbed one very quickly, and the other lobsters shrank back in front of the danger, and they would not come out again for a short time.
Caught two lobsters on one dive, full of harvest joy.
Zhao Jiyang couldn't hold his breath anymore, pointed to the sea, his two long fair-skinned legs swayed gently, and his body floated towards the sea with a graceful posture: "Dad, I caught two more." ”
Mo Fan lifted the fish basket and caught two more and surfaced to the surface for ventilation.
There are a lot of lobsters here, Mo Fan caught ten of them and didn't catch them again, and found a few small clams in the coral reef and threw them on the shore: "How about a picnic at noon? ”
"Let's go collect firewood. Zhao Jiyang smiled and took Meng Xi and pulled her into the forest to pick up dry firewood.
Uncle Zhao and Uncle Meng were responsible for digging pits and setting up stoves, and Mo Fan cleaned lobsters and clams, and everyone had a clear division of labor......
Tridacnus is a protected and endangered species. There was once a variety show outdoor show in China, where several big stars went to the island for adventures, and some of them ate clams and were punished by idle netizens. In fact, clams can be farmed...... Second, in the Pan-Pacific region, especially in small island states, there are still a lot of clams and clams. In particular, small clams are an important and common edible shellfish in many economically underdeveloped small island countries, especially in the Pan-Pacific region.
The small clams are delicious and can be used as sashimi, as well as in soups, stir-fried and so on, making them delicious and refreshing.
Uncle Zhao ate a few pieces of raw clams and shellfish: "It's a little salty." ”
Make a fire, make a pot with the shells of the clams, pour some fresh water and boil. The lobster is grilled directly, and the roasted lobster shell looks red and spicy, filled with a fragrance.
After eating the original seafood feast, a group of people returned to the yacht, returned to the hotel, took a bath, did a spa, and the day passed unconsciously.
The next day, everyone slept until they woke up naturally.
After 8 o'clock, gather at the restaurant for dinner, and then go to the pearl farm. By the way, Mo Fan explained the future work to Zhao Jiyang and Meng Xi.
In the future, the focus of the farm will be on the cultivation of black lipped oysters and the experimental breeding of black lipped oysters. In order to ensure that the farm can continue to pick pearls without interruption in the future, the pearl picking will be slowed down in the future, and 150 pearls can be picked a day.
Mo Fan drove a yacht and took everyone to visit the breeding area, while explaining the basic situation of the farm to Zhao Jiyang.
"150 pills a day, how to make a profit?" Zhao Jiyang asked.
"When there are more tourists on the island, you can develop the gambling bead industry, like gambling stones. Now how to make a profit is secondary, the important thing is to ensure the sustainable development of pearl oysters...... "Mo Fan drove the yacht to the island and found the two heads of the breeding department and the picking department: "Anuo, the manager of the breeding department, and Kadiu, the manager in charge of pearl picking." Zhao Jiyang, Meng Xi ......" Mo Fan took Zhao Jiyang's hand, and also clearly told the two of them their relationship, and continued: "Zhao Jiyang will serve as the general manager of the company." Meng Xi is the deputy general manager...... You need to help a lot, and if you have any comments, you can directly put them forward. ”
Jiyang's father understood the local language: "Mo Fan, I'm afraid this is inappropriate." Yangyang has just graduated from university, and she still has little social experience, so she manages such a large farm......"
"It's okay uncle. The management of the pearl farming company is the simplest, with its own set of operation plans, and the general manager is not responsible for many things. Mo Fan said and talked to Anou about the feasibility of betting on beads.
The black lipped oysters that have been pearled are then cultivated, and only about 30 out of 100 will produce pearls, and about one or two will be perfect pearls. Cultured black lipped oysters, on the other hand, usually have pearls in them, but it is difficult to find pearls in perfect condition. This is also the reason why Tahitian pearl farmers only dive pearls and do not kill pearls. Pearls in perfect condition are expensive, with each pearl worth dozens or hundreds.
Farms have two to three-year zones, four-year zones, five-year zones, and more than six-year zones.
In the two- to three-year cultivation area, the pearls produced are usually between 10 mm, and pearls over 13 mm are rare.
For the price of black pearls. On average, 200 black lipped oysters produce 70 pearls, with two or three black pearls costing more than $300 each. Black pearls with slight blemishes can be bought for $100, about 10 pieces. Other pearls with obvious flaws can range from a few dollars to twenty or thirty dollars. Finally, pearls with no commercial value, pearls with organic stains, multiple blemishes, or insufficient nacre account for more than a third of pearls.
If you're lucky, you can produce pearls that are more than 13mm or even larger in two to three years' farms, and if you're lucky, you can find 'rare pearls', where a pearl can cost hundreds of thousands or even tens of thousands of dollars. These pearls are rare in two- to three-year-old cultivation areas, and opening 10,000 shells does not necessarily reveal a single rare pearl. Rare beads include deformed beads in excellent condition, pearls with strange colors, and so on.
Combined, the economic output of 200 black lipped mussels is about 2,000 US dollars, and the value of a black lipped mussel is 10 US dollars.
Mo Fan and Anoo discussed their work, and Geeyang's father and they visited everywhere.
"Black pearl farming in the Atumotu Islands is not dominant. Anuo pulled out the price list of the major breeding areas.
Black pearls of the same size and grade, the black pearls of the Society Islands are about one-third more expensive. Black pearl culture is different from other pearls in that it is more expensive.
Mofan has farmed entire atolls, and Tak is now the largest producer of black pearls in all of Tahiti, with a production value of less than $5 million a year. After deducting personnel wages and other costs, the profit is about 1 million. This is the most reasonable profit calculated......
Mo Fan handed the price list to Zhao Jiyang to see: "The price gap is so big. The same 13mm flawless pearl from Bora Bora's salt lake can sell for $5,000, while ours can only sell for $1,000?
Mo Fan shrugged his shoulders and looked at Anuo, who explained, "Bora Bora is the origin of black pearl farming, and the local environment is more suitable for black pearl farming. In addition, due to the market, Bora Bora is visited by many tourists, and the pearls we produce are also sold at high prices in local jewelry stores. ”