1871. The Ocean Flame Project
The vampire octopus was discovered more than 100 years ago, when a German research ship salvaged this strange creature from 4,000 meters of water, and the scientists on board saw that the creature had black skin and red eyes, and thought it looked like a vampire in the ocean, hence the name vampire octopus.
Later, with the progress of biology, the classification of marine animals became more and more detailed, and the scientific name ghost crab was born, but its classification has been disputed, and the academic community still does not know whether to attribute it to squid or octopus.
In recent years, as marine pollution has become more severe, coupled with the intensification of acidification caused by the greenhouse effect, many organisms in the deep sea have been affected – the quality of the water in the deep sea is far better than that in the shallow sea, and therefore the organisms in the sea are less resilient to pollution.
In this way, when persecuted by pollution, deep-sea life is more harmed. Deep-sea creatures are not easy to form large populations, and their numbers are naturally becoming smaller and smaller due to pollution, as is the case with vampire octopuses, which are increasingly difficult to see on research ships anyway.
The last time scientists caught a vampire octopus was six years ago, when the USS Robert Oceanographic Research Ship searched the Pacific Ocean and spent nearly a month before the Montana unmanned submersible probe discovered the life.
This information was told to Qin Shiou by Professor Sanders, who looked at the vampire octopus in the aquarium and said happily: "Damn, now I see how Robinson guy brags to me again, I got a vigorous little guy, which no one can compare." ”
Dr. Robinson is the presiding professor of the USS Robouss oceanographic research vessel and an old friend and classmate of Sanders. The two make some comparisons from time to time, and this time Sanders is going to take advantage of the cold.
The professionalism of the professors is high. He had regretted the disappearance of the other five vampire octopuses, not that he could not be allowed to conduct scientific research. Rather, he was worried that these little things would die in the shallow sea, after all, they belonged to the deep sea creatures. As for his one, his experiments are more observational, and when the trials are over, he will send the vampire octopus into the deep sea.
After dealing with the vampire octopus, Qin Shiou took the fishermen back to the sea and slowly deployed the marine farms. I saw a piece of breeding nets floating in the water, and there were floats pulling on them, and the fry could never escape. Unless they can jump out of the sea like a swordfish.
After the fry farms were separated, Qin Shiou sent the fry in, and the seabed of the farm was full of seaweed, aquatic weeds and plankton, so there was no need to use his fish feed.
The fame of Daqin brand fish feed is getting louder and louder, and almost all the fishing grounds of the Newfoundland Fisheries Union have benefited, and the quality of their catch is better than before, even if it cannot enter the Daqin fishery, it can be sold in the market at a higher price than ordinary fish, and the supply exceeds demand.
So. Now Qin Shiou's popularity in the alliance is very strong, in the past, when the alliance was just established, he used to anger many fishermen with his iron hand, and these people once plotted to overthrow his dominance in the alliance. However, after the production of Daqin brand fish feed, the relevant criticism disappeared immediately. Even a few fishermen who he had driven out of the alliance were trying to find a way to return. Because Daqin brand fish feed is not sold to the public.
Qin Shiou followed Daqin brand fish feed to the limelight, and several TV stations contacted him. Would like to interview him.
Of course, the Qin officials are well aware of the truth that the rafters rot first, and the fattest pigs are the fastest to be slaughtered. He refused these interviews, and it was unavoidable that he would arrange for the vice chairman or assistant Tiya to replace him, in short, he hid behind the scenes and made a fortune silently.
But there are some things he can't avoid, such as the end of May, when Qin Shiou had just put Fishery No. 3 on track when Minister Matthew King called him and asked him to travel to Toronto to attend a high-level meeting hosted by the Ministry of Fisheries.
After receiving this call, he rolled his eyes helplessly, he originally planned to go home in the next few days. Since he came to the No. 3 fishing ground, he has only gone home once, and his son Little Watermelon is a little strange to him.
Minister Matthew emphasized the importance of this meeting and asked him to attend, Qin Shiou couldn't refuse, so he flew to Toronto with his little assistant Tia.
The little dolphin flexibly landed on the rooftop tarmac of the Toronto International Hotel, and Tia, dressed in a snow-white OL suit and wearing gold-rimmed glasses, stepped off the plane and said with a smile: "BOSS, I think I should thank you, I have gained a lot from following you." ”
Qin Shiou asked as he walked with his suit, "For example?" ”
Tia smiled and said, "For example, if it weren't for you, I wouldn't be able to ride in such a luxury helicopter, and for example, if it weren't for you, then our alliance wouldn't have become so radiant, you definitely don't know how famous our Newfoundland Fisheries Alliance is in the Canadian fishing industry." ”
Qin Shiou really didn't know much about this aspect before, but this time he participated in the high-level meeting held by the Ministry of Fisheries, he realized that everyone in the audience knew him, and there were people who greeted him everywhere he went, and they all looked like they were familiar with him, as if they were acquaintances, in fact, the total number of people he knew in the audience was no more than ten.
Matthew King also gave him a unique privilege when Minister Matthew sent him an invitation to a family dinner he had organized at his home on the night of his stay at the hotel.
This kind of occasion undoubtedly needs to bring a female companion, Qin Shiou had to let Tiya go into battle, fortunately, this is a family dinner, there is no need to wear a dress or the like, he and Tia dress up to go to the banquet easily.
When he arrived at Matthew King's villa in the Toronto countryside, the old minister personally came to receive him, gave him a warm hug, patted him on the back and laughed: "Young man, I really didn't misunderstand you, you are indeed the most suitable person to save Newfoundland." ”
Qin Shiou made a gentlemanly gesture of bowing and thanking, and said with a smile: "Live up to God and live up to Mr., I can finally breathe a sigh of relief when I hear your praise." ”
Minister Matthew led him inside, and said, "Don't be in a hurry to relax, my child, I still need your strength for this meeting with you." ”
Qin Shiou looked at him vigilantly and asked, "What strength do you need from me?" ”
He has been cheated by this guy several times, and the Newfoundland Fisheries Federation is used by him, and without this alliance, his life and work would undoubtedly be much easier.
Matthew smiled mysteriously and said with a smile, "Do you know about the Ocean Tinder Project?" ”
Qin Shiou shook his head and looked blankly at Tiya, the explosive assistant beside him, who had a big mind and lived up to his expectations, and said in a low voice: "More than ten years ago, the Ministry of Fisheries proposed a plan aimed at restoring the national fishery level, but it has not started for a long time, and it seems that this time it will be launched." (To be continued.) )