Chapter 15: Cowhide
The next day.
Ye Mo took the fishing boat documents and materials, and went to register under the leadership of Wang Peng.
Ran through all the formalities in one morning.
In the afternoon, Ye Mo and Zhou Sheng went to the driving school to register and came back with two books.
Subject 1 is scheduled for about 10 days.
Chen Xin and the others had to come back in a few days, so Ye Mo and the others called the master, went to the diving supplies store together, and bought a diving suit, a diving mask, a wet scuba respirator, freediving fins, an underwater light, and a pair of wire mesh gloves.
There are also stainless steel spearguns in the store, and Lin Xinhai also has spearguns.
However, it is now a closed season......
Lin Xinhai is an old fisherman and understands the relevant policies.
If it is a commercial diving fishing, it is important to follow the moratorium. Recreational diving is fine as long as you follow the safety norms, after all, the local snorkeling club offers diving and fishing......
Hailing's construction of a tourist city is also promoting the construction of marine culture. Although many things are not clearly defined, there are various clubs in the local area, and there are some established rules for sea fishing and diving fishing.
For example, diving and fishing during the fishing moratorium is OK, but it can only be recreational fishing. Catch three or five fish, and the coast guard will find out and it's fine. But if you catch too much, it is commercial fishing and you will be fined. Then you can't fight protected fish.
Hunting fish with bare hands, that is, without oxygen cylinders, with harpoons, spearguns (spearguns without rubber bands), is also allowed.
Diving fishing is done with the help of oxygen cylinders or snorkels, followed by spearguns.
Hunting fish with bare hands does not use oxygen cylinders or scanners, it is a freediving and uses javelins or harpoons.
The difference between the two is that you can stay underwater for a long time. The other has to surface from time to time to breathe......
Regulated bare hand fishing has almost no impact on marine ecology compared to commercial fishing. It's not that the quality of the fishermen is high, the main thing is that the fish under half a catty are not easy to catch......
And the fishermen are after the big fish. Big fish, hit with face, but also valuable.
Coming out of the fishing tackle shop, Ye Mo and the others bought dinner and came to Wang Peng's shipyard.
Lin Xinhai went in and took out two spearguns and removed the rubber bands on them.
"Going out to sea?" Wang Peng said.
"Chen Yuan, they want to go diving, your big refrigerator will give us, and then give us a large fish box, oxygen, and net pockets."
"I'll go out with you." Wang Peng prepared boxes for them and said, "Do you want a safety rope?" ”
"No, you don't." Zhou Sheng said: "Trouble with a safety rope." ”
"Yes." Lin Xinhai said: "All safety is the main thing. ”
Wang Peng gave them two pairs of safety ropes for free diving, one rope was 100 meters long.
Things were moved to the ship, the equipment was checked again, and off we went.
"Do you have a diving license?" Lin Xinhai said.
"Brought it."
Ye Mo and Zhou Sheng are level 7 divers, also called 'divemasters'. In order to get the diving certificate, Ye Mo and Zhou Sheng spent more than four months.
As divemasters, they can organize and carry out diving activities, including shore dives, boat dives. Diving skills and refresher training for certified divers can be conducted independently...... Instructors can also be assisted in conducting diver courses. This is the first step towards diving as a career, and it's not a particularly good credential.
But both Ye Mo and Zhou Sheng have some rich diving experience. Especially Zhou Sheng, the little white prostitute in the waves is not in vain.
Speaking of diving, Zhou Sheng's whole body was on fire and he couldn't wait.
"It's been a long time since I dived." Zhou Sheng screamed and said, "I feel like the whole person is about to explode." ”
In the cockpit, Lin Xinhai drove the boat, turned his head to look at Zhou Sheng, and said, "You don't want people to go crazy." To be honest, every time you go into the water, the person I worry about the most is you. ”
"I know, safety is the first thing, and I will pay attention to safety." Zhou Sheng said.
Lin Xinhai looked at Ye Mo again and said, "Under the water, you look at Shengzi more." ”
Ye Mo nodded, looked at the time, it was past five o'clock, and then looked at the chartplotter and said, "Now that the tide is low, let's find a leeward place first, I haven't dived for a long time, get used to it." ”
Lin Xinhai pointed to the West Bay of Erwo Island and said, "How is it here, this time wave is very small." ”
"Okay."
The fishing boat drove at full speed, and it took more than half an hour.
A bay with an arc and a sparkling sea.
Lin Xinhai found a place to anchor. The anchorage is only about a hundred meters from the island......
There is a light breeze and the sea is calm.
There are also two dinghies, a yacht, and a sampan parked in this small area.
Someone is fishing here, someone is diving here......
It took more than ten minutes for Ye Mo's fishing boat to anchor.
Ye Mo moved briefly and put on a diving suit. Zhou Sheng had already put it on, and under Lin Xinhai's repeated requests, he put on the safety rope.
The safety cable is a quick-release hook made of stainless steel cable and is used to connect to the guide cable.
Guide rope, a 10 mm diameter nylon braided static rope, is used to limit and indicate the depth of the diver's dive. Also for the safety of divers......
Zhou Sheng put on his clothes, moved his body briefly, and jumped down.
The sea is blue and the visibility is ...... So so. Anyway, there's no bottom in sight......
From the point of view of the fish, the depth of this sea is less than ten meters.
Zhou Sheng held his breath on the surface of the sea for several minutes, and waited for Ye Mo to enter the water before he raised his head, tidied up his breathing tube, and made two gestures.
Ye Mo also gave Zhou Sheng a gesture back to show understanding.
Ye Mo tidied up the breathing tube, took out the mouthpiece after taking a deep breath, and plunged it down.
The role of the snorkel is to help the diver breathe at the surface. Breathe even when the head sinks just above the water...... But if you want to dive, you have to take out the snorkel.
The water here is seven or eight meters deep, and you can see the bottom of the sea after entering the water.
There are large reefs, coral reefs, and schools of fish on the bottom of the sea.
There are many types of fish, and the quantity is average.
Ye Mo quickly dived to the bottom of the sea and gently swung his flippers. I haven't dived for a long time, and I don't feel rusty at all when I dive again.
At the bottom of the sea, there is a subtle gurgling sound in my ears.
The coral reefs on the bottom of the sea are not pretty, and the number of fish is not large.
Ye Mo searched for five or six minutes on the reef, during which he saw a few small groupers and a small green dragon, which was too small to pay attention to.
Just as he was about to float, Ye Mo saw a big green dragon in the gap of the reef, so he swam over.
The big lobster also found Ye Mo, and retreated back to the reef in cringe, this gap was not deep, Ye Mo quickly reached out and grabbed the big lobster.
Wang Peng looked at the time and said, "It's been seven minutes, it's okay." ”
"It's fine." Lin Xinhai also looked at the time: "They are all professional divers. ”
Lin Xinhai also wanted to talk about Zhou Sheng's diving records, and Ye Mo and Zhou Sheng surfaced at the same time.
Ye Mo bit the rubber block of the breathing tube and blew a breath, breathing in fresh air.
Ye Mo dived for about eight minutes this time, and he didn't run out of breath yet. It's like holding your breath on land for more than ten seconds...... I don't feel anything. And Ye Mo used to dive for seven or eight minutes without equipment......
Soon, Ye Mo swam to the side of the boat, he was holding a green lobster in his hand, estimated to be one and a half catties, very large, and his beard was about 1 meter long.
"It's not big." Ye Mo took off the snorkel, grabbed the side of the boat with one hand, and threw the big green dragon onto the boat with the other.
"Great." Lin Xinhai gave a thumbs up and said, "I haven't seen such a big green lobster for a long time." ”
Zhou Sheng also swam over, he was holding something in both hands, and said to Ye Mo: "Help me." ”
"What the catch."
"Moray eel." There were some surges on the sea, and Zhou Sheng grabbed them with both hands...... It was only after a few closer that Ye Mo could see clearly that it was a moray eel.
Zhou Sheng's hands tightly grasped the eel's head, blood oozed from the corners of the eel's mouth, and the tail and body tightly wrapped around Zhou Sheng's hands......
Ye Mo pulled him and held him in place.
Zhou Sheng quickly handed the grouper to the boat.
When Lin Xinhai saw it, he quickly brought a towel, wrapped the eel's head, and carefully untied it from Zhou Sheng's hand and threw it into the live fish cabin.
"Cowhide no." Zhou Sheng said with a smile.
Catching a big eel with his bare hands, not to mention Wang Peng, it was Lin Xinhai, an old fisherman, he was also stunned.
The eel is conservatively estimated to be about 20 catties. Eels are very fierce, and they are comparable to sea wolves...... The 20-pound stone eel is not slippery, and its temperament is fierce. Not to mention that at the bottom of the sea, you have to be very careful even if you get on a fishing boat......
He was really freehanded, wearing a pair of gloves and not using any tools. He has been a fisherman for decades, and he has never heard of anyone who can catch about 20 catties of moray eels with his bare hands.
"Cowhide."
True cowhide......
Lin Xinhai was convinced.
Wang Peng was stunned, when would he be able to catch moray eels with his bare hands at the bottom of the sea. This moray eel, it doesn't want to lose face?