When Link's car arrived at the docks, Tahra and the others were ready.

Tahera greeted him and said, "Boss, we are ready to go to sea at any time!"

They got on board the fishing boat "Takhra", and the six fishing boats left the port in turn. Link said to Tahra, who was sailing across from the captain's room, "I want to salvage some gooseneck barnacles." Is it easy to harvest?" he had said hello to Harry and the casinos in Las Vegas before he arrived, and he was going to pick some and give them a test sale.

"We can lift the stainless steel pipes that are installed on the artificial reef and harvest them on the fishing boat, and then put the steel frame back when the harvest is complete. This process requires a diver to operate underwater. ”

"How long does it take to harvest barnacles from a reef?"

"From lifting to re-installation, it takes about half an hour. ”

"How many barnacles do you estimate an artificial reef can have?"

"All the steel pipes on a fishing reef add up to at least one hundred and sixty pounds, and I'm talking about those that can be harvested. Today we lifted several steel frame samples, each of which was overgrown with gooseneck barnacles, many of which had grown to considerable size. Barnacles are also plentiful on the cement reefs, but those can only be harvested by diving. And maybe in the future, barnacles with stainless steel tubes will be more produced. ”

"Then today each boat harvests a barnacle from the reef. ”

Tahra picked up the walkie-talkie he put on and relayed his order: "This is Tahra, here is Tahra, today each boat harvests a steel pipe from a fishing reef." Repeat. ”

After receiving confirmation from other fishing boats, he said to Link: "Boss, although we are mainly transporting kelp during this time. However, we have also done some mapping of the resources in the area. There are many more fish now than there was last time when the government sent someone to check it. Maybe it's time to start fishing. ”

Link thought for a moment and said, "I'll ask them to determine the amount of resources after the festival." You're ready to start fishing after the holiday. Three new fishing vessels and 10 kelp harvesting vessels will be added to the market in the coming year. You can get out of here. ”

Link had agreed to let them start fishing, but because the production of kelp was larger than they expected, there were not enough boats, so they had to let their fishing boats transport the kelp as well.

The new kelp harvesting vessel was built in several shipyards at the same time, even with a larger tonnage, but it also took almost half a year to build.

"So, after the holidays we can return to our real profession?"

"It won't be until about January 10 that a new ship will arrive. ”

He paused and asked, "What kind of fish do you think there are, and how much catch can you have?"

"There are many types of fish. In particular, with artificial reefs and kelp, our sonar spotted tuna. Of course, orcas and dolphins have also been spotted. Sea lions also like to be seen in kelp bushes. That means that this area is home to a large number of fish. ”

Hearing him say that, Link was already planning to open a fish market in Fox.

Not counting the fires that might be caught. There are quite a few gooseneck barnacles that he breeds alone.

Two thousand artificial fishing reefs can be harvested six a day, nearly a year, and after the steel pipes are harvested, they can also harvest the cement part attached to the artificial reef.

If the other fish production is also large enough, Fox can indeed form a fish market.

However, he had a question in mind: "This sea area is rich in fish, will there be other fishing boats to steal fish?"

Tahera smiled and said, "Don't worry, boss, we will arrange fishing boats to protect the fish." This is not a public sea. Fishing boats can sail here, but they can't fish. And your sea area doesn't actually interfere with the navigation of other ships. "The adjoining sea area of the private applicant cannot be 200 nautical miles, but 24 nautical miles.

Link certainly knows that this is the case under normal circumstances, but it is not necessarily without exceptions: "If a fishing boat breaks in, how do you tell if it's fishing?"

"It's easy to distinguish between the normal passage of a fishing vessel and the speed at which it is fishing. Also, fishing is the trajectory of the boat is more complicated. And every fishing boat is equipped with GPS, and the sailing route of the fishing boat will be recorded, and if anyone dares to come and steal fish, those will become evidence. If I really need to, we can also call the Coast Guard. As long as the name of the fishing boat is photographed, the owner of the fishing boat can be ready to go bankrupt. The crew would even be thrown into prison. ”

Link listened to him say this, and only then did he relax. He is not worried about the loss of poaching of fish in the area, but about the destruction of the area. I don't want to get into any trouble. Even if he is justified, it is very annoying to go to court.

He began to calculate how much he would probably be able to earn from this part of the fish. Barnacles should not be expensive if they can be sold smoothly for a pound of $150.

An artificial reef can recover $22,500 a year. The cost of going out, 2,000 fishing reefs are all harvested in a year, then he can recover the cost of artificial reef stocking and stainless steel pipe production in a year. Every year after that, it will be profitable. Combined with other fish, the catch in this area should make him about $50 million a year.

This volume is obviously not enough to support a fish market. But it's unlikely that all the fish that are caught will be sold. He had to think about it again.

The flotilla came to the artificial reef stocking area, and the "Tahra" began to slow down and move towards a yellow buoy. Tahera is also preparing to turn the bow of the boat, and he needs to make the stainless steel pipes on the artificial reef accessible to the crane at the stern.

Link was in the cockpit as the stern of the ship slowly leaned towards the buoy marked with artificial reefs. The fishing boat slowly stopped and began to shake a little.

"The waves were a bit big today," Tahra said. If the waves are too big, we can't work because we need people to work underwater. ”

Link frowned at the thought of this. He hadn't really thought about it just now.

There are cold currents passing through this sea area, and the hydrology is relatively complex. And there are often big storms and waves. At least one-third of the year there are days when such assignments are not possible. The daily harvest of barnacles has to be recalculated.

Only to hear Tahra tune the walkie-talkie to the ship's channel and say, "Ready to go into the water!" he hung up the communication and said. "Now we need someone to watch underwater, because when we lift it, we have 12 steel pipes lifted together. There is a chance that some of them may get stuck due to the upward pull, which will need to be corrected by the personnel underwater. ”

Link nodded, and saw that someone wearing it was carrying an oxygen tank from the boat gang and directly using a rope ladder to get off the boat and fall into the sea. He stepped out of the cockpit and saw the divers swimming to the buoy, and the crane hook had been steamed to the vicinity. The diver operated for a while, then swam away with some gesticulating.

The crane began to slowly pull upwards. The buoy was completely lifted off the surface, the steel pipe was partially exposed, and the diver suddenly raised his hand. The crane stopped.

He dived into the water to examine it for a while, then floated up again and pushed a few steel pipes, and once again raised his hand. The crane was then slowly lifted upwards again. After a while, the diver raised his hand again. He then carefully pulls out the steel pipes one by one and sends them to the middle position.

This is Tahera also coming out of the cockpit, he explained: "If you let the steel pipes collide with each other from a distance of about a meter, a lot of barnacle shells will be shattered. That affects the price of the market. ”

Link nodded and said, "You guys are very thoughtful. ”

About five minutes later, twelve stainless steel pipes were hoisted onto the boat. The other fishermen on the fishing boat had been waiting with shovels for a long time. When the stainless steel steel pipe is put down from the boat, each person will pack up a light steel pipe.

"They would collect barnacles that were more than three inches tall and put the rest back into the sea. To ensure that the remaining barnacles still bear fruit, they need to be careful. First of all, you can't hurt the fixation point of other barnacles, and you can't let other barnacles die too much because they have been out of water for too long. ”

Link nodded and said, "Those steel pipes look like stakes covered with coarse hairs. ”

"It's a little scary indeed. But those are all dollars. Tahera said with a smile.

Link saw that the fishermen on the boat were quick with their hands and feet, and maybe some of the undersized ones were also shoveled down, or some of them could meet the specifications but leaked. However, it took them less than eight minutes to harvest all the barnacles that needed to be harvested. Then they tied a red band to the yellow buoy flagpole.

The crane then lifts the pipes back into the sea. This process is much more difficult than when hanging.

It is mainly up to divers to put the steel pipes back into the cement pillars. At the same time, how did the people on the fishing boat take advantage of this time to sort the barnacles one by one according to specifications. Then put it in a foam box according to different specifications, spread it with crushed ice, and refrigerate.

Fifteen minutes was not enough for them to fully sort the barnacles of more than a hundred pounds.

However, Link also noticed that the ship was going to the next artificial reef, and it would take more than ten minutes to adjust and lift the stainless steel pipe. That time added up to enough time for them to sort all the barnacles.

In this way, these barnacles can be transported directly after being unloaded from the ship. However, the smaller ones may be available on Focus. Buy cheaper and supply exclusively to those tourists.

After the divers were on board, Tahra restarted, carefully leaving the position of the artificial reef while holding a walkie-talkie to ask about other fishing boats.

Not long after, the six fishing boats slipped away to the harbor again.

This time the trial homework, Link estimated it. About 10 reefs are harvested in a day, and one boat can probably do it. Other fishing vessels can work on other good products.

When they docked, the refrigerated truck that Link called hadn't arrived. He took the time to explain a few words to Tahra: "If this test marketing works well, you have to arrange for a fishing boat to come out, and its only job is to harvest barnacles." If the test marketing situation is not good, let's talk about it separately. ”

"Okay, boss. I wait for your orders. ”

"When you get out of the car, you help load the car, and then you have a holiday. However, you may need to send a boat out to sea these days. You need to be prepared. ”

"I understand. We are all people from our neighborhood. As long as you need it, boss, we can gather it quickly. ”

"Good. However, of course, I will not pay less for the salary of vacation time work. Five times as per weekday. ”