"Is there a limit to the aperture of your gillnet? Ten or twelve? "Hong Tao knows a little bit about the specifications of the gillnet, this kind of thing was often played with when he was a child, at that time the Qinghe River and the Shahe River really existed, and there was an old man in his grandmother's yard who rode to the side to lay the sticky net without having anything to do, and fished some small crucian carp back to the whole yard for each family to share a little.

Whether it is a gill net or a sticky net, the width of the mesh is an important indicator if you want to catch a fish. For example, if you want to catch a small white strip, you will buy a two-finger or three-finger sticky net, and if you want to catch a large fathead fish or silver carp, you will buy a six-finger or seven-finger net.

This finger means fingers, and the width of a few fingers refers to the width of the mesh, because the fishing principle of gillnet or sticky net is to lay the net on the main water surface where the fish swim, and the upper end of these nets will have a few small floats at intervals to make the whole upper end of the net float on the water. The lower end of the net will also have a counterweight at intervals, which will allow the lower end of the net to sink to the bottom.

In this way, the whole net forms an invisible wall in the water, and as long as the fish swim past here, they will accidentally burrow their heads into the mesh of the fishing net, and at this time, because most of the fish do not swim backwards, they will desperately toss after being stuck in their heads, and as a result, the surrounding mesh will entangle it, and the more it struggles, the tighter it will become, and it is almost impossible to run away.

According to this principle, the mesh has become a yardstick for catching fish of various sizes, the larger the mesh catches the larger the fish individual, so from a certain point of view, the gillnet is more environmentally friendly than those trawl nets and purse seine nets, as long as the size of the gillnet mesh is controlled, you can only catch the big fish and let go of the small fish.

"The minimum is 35 centimeters, and if you are fishing for narrow cod, you can use 15 centimeters, but very few people catch that kind of cod, and you can't sell it for a price." Odd didn't understand what a few fingers were, and instead pulled out a few brightly colored pieces of plastic from the toolbox on the side of the boat. Each one is marked with the exact size and type of fishing it is suitable for, and it appears that they used this thing to measure the mesh size of the net.

"How much do you and Elk make fishing each year?" After the three nets were lowered, Hong Tao and Odd leaned on the side of the boat and smoked cigarettes and began to chat, Elk could not be idle, these nets would not be up until 1 to 2 hours later, he now had to drive the fishing boat along the current to the upper reaches of the net to bombard the fish, so that as many fish as possible could swim to the side of the net, and Wang Jian also got into the rudder and learned to drive a boat with Elke.

"This year, the market for cod is relatively good, stable at around 3 crowns per kilogram, and it can earn almost 300,000 crowns a year. After removing the costs of fuel consumption, fishing nets, and the purchase of fishing quotas, there are still more than 200,000 left. Odd didn't ask about his income, and began to count every income and expense for Hong Tao with his fingers.

"It's more than 200,000 yuan, that's less than 20,000 kroner per month, I heard Pan say that the average salary in Norway is more than 25,000, so you and Elk are lagging behind?" After a little calculation, Hong Tao came to a conclusion that fishing really has no future, and the sea is very dangerous. The labor intensity is still very high, although there is a little freedom, and you don't have to go to work on time every day, but this income is a bit low.

"Haha No, the Ministry of Fisheries will also give some subsidies, which are about tens of thousands of crowns per year, and the cod fishing is only more than two months from June to August. However, in other seasons, you can also catch sardines, mackerel, king crab, conch, mussels, etc., which can be fished from April to December every year, and the income is slightly worse than that of cod. But it's pretty much the same. After listening to Hong Tao's words, Odd shook his hands and laughed.

It turns out that Hong Tao misunderstood, the income just now said by Odd is only the income from fishing cod, and there are other incomes that are not included, if they are all included, he and Elke's annual gross profit can reach more than 1.5 million crowns, and then the two of them will divide it equally after removing the expenses, and the final income can reach about 500,000 crowns, which is already higher than the salary of a university professor, which is definitely a high income in Norway.

"That's a lot! You see how it is to hire me as a helper, and give 10,000 kroner to the food management office every month! Hong Tao looked at the stout guy in front of him, his eyes were full of envy, jealousy and hatred!

"Ha Lu Ha Ha no problem, you can ask Villanca to help you take out a loan to buy a small boat like this, second-hand can be, more than a million, and then settle here as a fisherman, Elk and I can teach you how to fish, how to catch crabs!" Odd was very happy that others could yearn for his life, and patted Hong Tao's shoulder while talking with his big gloved hand, it is estimated that he also hated Hong Tao for being taller than him, and wanted to pat him more shorter.

"Well, let's wait until I learn Norwegian, so I don't have to be cheated when I sell fish!" Hong Tao said so casually, a small country with high welfare like Norway has extremely strict control over the foreign population, and it is very difficult to hack an identity here, and it is relatively easy to hack Canada or the United States if you have that effort.

"Haha Odd laughed so much that tears were about to come out, and he patted Hong Tao on the shoulder more vigorously.

"Someone is trying to steal our fish! Look, look! The black ship! Hong Tao was wondering whether he should stay away from Odd, so as not to suffer on his shoulder, when suddenly he saw a small black boat approaching the fishing net he had just laid out from his shoulder, and someone on board used a rod to pull the net up from the water.

"Don't worry, it's the Coast Patrol, it's a Norwegian Navy ship, they're checking the size of the nets." Odd glanced back in the direction that Hong Tao was pointing, then shook his head at Hong Tao casually, ignoring the ship.

At this time, the light rain in the sky finally stopped, but the sea breeze was stronger, the waves on this side of the North Sea were not small, and when the wind blew again, the boat seemed to float in the gap between the mountains, and the waves on all sides often blocked the view, and could not see the distance for a long time.

For fear of accidents, Aode tied himself and Hong Tao to the side of the boat with safety ropes, and then squatted on the side of the boat, so as to prevent being drenched by the waves, but there were still streams of sea water dripping down, which was more uncomfortable than when it rained just now.

To say that this fishing is really not an easy job, out of the sun sun to die, the wind can shake to death, the rain can freeze to death, anyway, it is difficult to catch up with a comfortable time. Even if it's uncomfortable, you have to risk being swept away by the waves to cast and collect the net, and it's really not unjust to earn a few extra money.

After waiting for an hour and a half, Elke gave the order to lift the net, because he was afraid that Hong Tao and Wang Jian would be swept away by the waves, he did not let the two continue to collect the net by themselves, and personally took on the job of shaking the net at the stern of the boat, Hong Tao was still responsible for operating the winch, and Wang Jian helped the safety rope to help Elke pick up the fish on the other side.

God gave Hong Tao a big face again, and when the fishing net was not picked up, Elke said that the net had a good harvest, because the gillnet that should have been washed into an arc by the current was now floating on the surface of the sea in an irregular state, and there was only one reason for this, there were many fish hanging on the net, and they were still struggling, so the net was messed up.

Sure enough, as soon as the float was scooped up, there were fish on the surface of the water slapping their bodies and splashing a few white flowers, and two big-bellied cod of about ten catties were hung up by the gillnet.

When you see a fish net, you grab the fish with one hand, and insert the shuttle along the gills between the fish and the gillnet wire with the other hand, and then break it with a little force, and the fish will fall off, and the gillnet will not be damaged.

If you don't play this craft well, either a fish is picked for a long time and you don't pick it, or you have the mesh of the gillnet open, and if you make it a few more times, the net will have to be cut and re-spliced or scrapped directly, which is also one of the costs.

Wang Jian was very slow at first, and most of them relied on Elk to pick fish, but Elke's skills were not said, they were basically one by one, so fast that you couldn't see his movements clearly, and it didn't matter if there was Wang Jian's help or not.

As the saying goes, practice makes perfect, when the first piece of net is almost finished, Wang Jian has already found the trick, although the movements are not as dexterous as Elke, but a fish can be made out with a few breaks, it can't be said that he is a burden.

The fish from the net were picked and thrown on the deck, and with a kick of their foot, they were kicked into a hatch under the large roll in the stern. The hatch is not filled with seawater, but crushed ice, this kind of cod belongs to the nitrox fish, after catching it up, it basically can't live for a few minutes, even if the seawater in the cabin can't be raised, it can only be quickly chilled with ice cubes, so that the meat can still be kept relatively fresh. (To be continued......)