227. Set off towards the sea of stars!

George Shoal, which can be said to be the open sea, can be seen at low tide in winter, and you can see small sandy islands on the sea. The water in this place is very shallow, many of the waters are less than ten meters deep, and boats have to be very careful in navigating this place.

Located at the confluence of the cold Atlantic Current and the warm Gulf Current, the shallow sunlight can reach the bottom of the water, so the abundance of fish feed, plankton and seaweed attracts a large number of marine fish to hunt here.

Before 1990, the tiny George Shoal normally caught 420,000 tonnes of fish a year, but in the last two decades or so, US and Canadian distant-water fishing vessels have overfished in the area, causing serious damage to fishery resources.

In order to protect George Shoal, Canada and the United States signed a protection ordinance, stipulating that trawlers are not allowed to enter this area, and that if you want to fish here, you cannot use trawl nets and purse seine nets, but only fishing rods.

This gave traditional fishermen in Massachusetts in the United States and Nova Scotia in Canada a chance to survive and specialize in fishing tuna, blue marlin and swordfish with their rods.

The fish market is now in good condition, and the supply of precious tuna is in short supply, and although the hunting season is only three months, if the harvest is good, the fishermen will have no problem earning a year's living expenses.

Qin Shiou sat on the deck chair and browsed the knowledge introduction about George Shoal and tuna, Xiong Zhan trembled and lay at his feet, looking up and looking around from time to time, and then quickly lowered his head.

Much larger than a bear, the Great White Watch is clever and nimble, occasionally running around the railing.

At this time, Xiong Hui pulled his head and roared, probably because he was afraid that Dabai would fall and call it back. Dabai was very obedient, and Xiong Da yelled at it and ran back. After a while it will jump on the railing again, and the bear will continue to roar, and so on.

In the sky, the large warship Nimitz finally had a chance to show his abilities. Stretch your wings and fight the sky, firmly following the ship.

Qin Shiou couldn't help but laugh every time he looked up and saw Nimitz flying over the ship, this guy was a bit like a kite.

Nelson sailed, and the Seagull dragged the Snowball all the way through the ocean, reaching a speed of up to thirty-two knots, which was already close to the limit of the Seagull.

No way. You have to drive quickly, because Farewell Island is a bit far from George Shoal, a thousand and a half thousand kilometres. At the speed of the Seagull, it would take 30 hours to arrive.

Shaq served ice wine to Qin Shiou, and reported the weather in the last few days by the way: "According to the radio notice. The North Atlantic has been quiet for the past week, and we've been lucky. ”

The sea monster who packed up the fishing line and hook nodded: "This is as it should be, August and September are the mildest seasons in the North Atlantic, and in October, the sea breeze blows." ”

Since it was not possible to carry trawling nets into George Shoal, the nets on the Seagull were unloaded, leaving a large amount of space. A lot of miscellaneous items were placed there, including buckets of purified water and rolls of fishing line. The sea monster is sorting through the clutter.

Generally speaking, it is easy to say that the time is short to sail at sea. There is a sea breeze, there are waves, there are seabirds, and it looks very emotional. But after a long time, it will be boring, and the sea breeze will blow around, and it seems that the sea is still the sea, and the seabirds will disappear as they enter the deep sea.

Qin Shiou didn't feel like this, maybe he was influenced by the heart of the sea god. He has a different kind of affection for the ocean, just by seeing the vast expanse of the sea. He felt inexplicably happy, as if nothing to worry about was gone.

Saying. He doesn't have anything to worry about now.

The yacht drove on the sea for a day, and at noon, Qin Shiou fried a cabbage curry, accompanied by spicy cabbage and spicy sausage prepared in advance, and the group ate a mouthful full of oil.

The sea voyage is boring, which will inevitably affect the mood, so the prepared meals are mainly spicy and easy to appetize.

Qin Shiou asked the group how they felt, as long as Iverson had something to eat, there was no problem, Nelson listened to music all the way and listened to it very happily, Shaq and the sea monster laughed: "This is a small meaning, boss, both of us have worked as ocean-going seafarers, and the longest time has been at sea for eight months!" ”

Compared to the hard work of ocean fishing, the Seagull is a comfortable vacation, with a living room in the cabin and a giant 62-inch LCD TV. There is a satellite receiver on the top of the yacht, which can even be received by adult TV stations, and you can watch TV when you have nothing to do.

In the evening, a circle of fishing rods hung by the sea monster on the Snowball fishing boat paid off, and four squid were caught, and two large sea serpent-like creatures, American eels.

These two American eels are one large and one small, the largest one is two and a half meters long, and the thickness of the sea bowl is estimated to be fifteen or sixteen kilograms. The smaller one is about one and a half meters long, and it has to be about ten kilograms.

The sea monster touched the belly of the American eel, carefully plucked the struggling American eel from the hook, and said to Qin Shiou: "Boss, this female fish has not spawned yet, let it go?" ”

Qin Shiou nodded, and he also caught mackerel and cod in the afternoon, which was enough to eat.

The sea monster lifted the remaining American eels and squid onto the yacht and sighed: "There are fewer and fewer American eels now, and now you can only encounter them in the deep sea, on the contrary, they used to live in shallow waters." ”

The American eel, like its eel relatives, is a river-growing species that migrates to the river in the spring to lay eggs, hatch offspring, and then live in the sea.

But the delicious taste of this fish has triggered human overfishing, and they have been caught in the river where they migrate. Later, although the government began to protect it, many of the American eels' migratory routes were cut off due to the construction of water conservancy projects.

The American eels have no choice but to adapt to nature, laying their eggs in the deep sea to escape predators. However, the habits of tens of thousands of years are not so easy to change, and many of the small eels hatched in the sea cannot adapt to the salinity and will die naturally.

After Qin Shiou figured out this, he threw the male American eel back into the sea and said, "We have enough food, so there is no need to deprive this endangered species of its right to live." ”

Shaq and the sea monster bowed slightly to Qin Shiou, which was a sign of respect for the fishermen.

You must know that the meat of American eels is delicious, and the fish roe is even more delicious, when Qin Shiou first came, Shaq also used a bamboo tube to catch small American eels for him to eat. The fish roe is wrapped in eggs and fried, and it is simply fragrant.

At that time, Qin Shiou didn't know the survival of this creature, otherwise he wouldn't have eaten all those fish.

Qin Shiou was able to resist the temptation of delicious food, and released these two American eels one after another, which was enough to make the two old fishermen feel respected.

For dinner, Shaq processed a few large squid and made teppanyaki. Squid is slathered in sauce, sprinkled with sesame salt, and served with a cold beer, and watching the sun set over the ocean is also a different kind of enjoyment.

One day and one night, at half past four in the morning, the morning sun had just appeared in the east, and the radio station of the Seagull sounded an inquiry: "Trawler AZW-1188, trawler AZW-1188, this is the Halifax Coast Patrol Helicopter No. 12, please answer when you hear it, please answer when you hear it." (To be continued)