Chapter 7: Genius!

In the case of commercial diving fishing, the moratorium must be observed. Recreational diving and fishing should only comply with safety regulations. After all, the local snorkeling club has diving and fishing programs

The construction of mountain cities as tourist cities is also promoting the construction of maritime culture. While there are a lot of things that aren't clearly defined, there are various clubs in the area. There are some established rules for sea fishing and diving fishing.

For example, diving and fishing can be done during the fishing season, but only for recreation. Shoot three to five fish, and if the Marine Police find out, they will fine. However, if you play too much, which is commercial fishing, you will be fined. Then we can't protect the fish.

Fishing with bare hands is also allowed, i.e. in the absence of oxygen cylinders, harpoons and spearguns (spearguns without rubber bands) can be used.

Diving and fishing are carried out with the help of oxygen cylinders or snorkels, followed by the use of spearguns.

Hand fishing does not use oxygen cylinders or snorkels and is freediving. Use a javelin or harpoon.

The difference between the two is that they can stay underwater for a long time. The other just needs to come out of the water from time to time to breathe

Compared to commercial fishing, standardized bare hand fishing and hunting have almost zero impact on marine ecology. Not to mention how high the quality of the fishermen is, the main reason is that fish weighing less than half a kilogram are not easy to catch

The fisherman is catching a big fish. Big fish, it has face and value.

After coming out of the fishing tackle shop, Liu Mei and her family bought dinner and went to Zhao Tian's shipyard.

Zhao Tian walked in, took two spearguns, and removed the rubber band.

"Going fishing?" Zhao Tian said.

"They want to go diving, so give us your big fridge and give us a big fish tank, oxygen and mesh bags."

"I'm going to hang out." Zhao Tian prepared a box for them and said, "Do you want a safety rope?" ”

"No," Xu said. "It's a hassle to tie a safety rope."

"Yes," Zhao said, "safety is the number one priority." ”

Zhao Tian gave them two freediving safety ropes, one of which was 100 meters long.

Things were moved to the ship, equipment was checked again, and we set off.

"Do you have a diving license?" Zhao Tian said.

"Yes."

Liu Mei and Xu Yan are level 7 divers, also known as "chief divers". That year, it took Liu Mei and Xu Yan more than four months to get their diving certificates.

As dive leaders, they can organize and conduct diving activities, both shore and boat. You can train your diving skills independently and train certified divers... You can also assist the instructor with the diver course. This is the first step towards diving as a profession rather than a special certificate.

But Liu Mei and Xu Yan have a lot of diving experience. Especially Xu Yan, Li Xiaobai's rich second generation is not in vain.

When it comes to diving, Xu Yan can't wait.

"I haven't dived in a long time." Xu Yan cried and said, "I feel like my whole body is going to explode." ”

In the cockpit, Zhao Tian steered the boat, turned to Xu Yan and said, "Don't let people go crazy. To be honest, every time you go into the water, I'm most worried about you. ”

"I know that safety is the number one priority, and we will pay attention to safety," Xu said.

Zhao Tian glanced at Liu Mei again and said, "Look at the underwater saint again." ”

Liu Mei nodded and looked at the time. It's past five o'clock. Then she looked at the chartplotter and said, "Now that the tide is low, let's find a leeward place." It's been a long time since I've dived. Get used to it. ”

Zhao Tian pointed to the West Bay of Erwo Island and said, "How is it here?" The waves are small at this time. ”

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The fishing boat was at full speed for more than half an hour.

A strait with a curve, and the sea is sparkling.

Zhao Tian found a place to break down. The anchorage is only a hundred meters from the island

The sea breeze is gentle and the sea is calm.

There are also two small boats, a yacht and a sampan parked in this small place.

Some people fish here, some people dive here

It took Liu Meihua more than ten minutes to drop anchor of their fishing boat.

Liu Mei moved briefly and put on a diving suit. Xu Yan had already fastened the safety rope, but after Zhao Tian repeatedly asked, he tied his own safety rope.

The safety rope is a quick-release hook made of stainless steel rope that is used to connect with the guide rope.

The guide rope is a 10mm diameter nylon braided static rope that is used to limit and cue the diver's diving depth. Also for the safety of divers

Xu Yan put on his clothes, moved his body briefly, and then jumped down.

The sea is blue and the visibility is ...... So so. In any case, we can't see the bottom

From the fish detectors, this sea is less than 10 meters deep.

Xu Yan held his breath for a few minutes at sea, and after Liu Mei got into the water, he raised his head, straightened the snorkel, and made two gestures.

Liu Mei also made a gesture to Xu Yan to show understanding.

Liu Mei straightened her breathing tube, took a deep breath, and spit out her mouth, with her head down.

The role of the snorkel is to help the diver breathe on water. You can breathe as your head sinks above the surface of the water ... But if you want to dive, you need to remove the snorkel.

The depth of the water here is seven or eight meters. Once in the water, you can see the bottom of the sea.

There are large reefs, coral reefs, and schools of fish on the ocean floor.

There are many types of fish, and the quantity is average.

Liu Mei quickly dived to the bottom of the sea and gently swayed her flippers. It's been a long time since I've dived. I didn't feel rusty when I dived again.

At the bottom of the sea, there is a murmur in the ear.

The coral reefs on the bottom of the sea are not pretty, and there are not many schools of fish.

Liu Mei searched the reef for five or six minutes. During the search, she saw several small groupers and a small green dragon. They're too small to notice.

When she was about to float, Liu Mei saw a big green dragon in the gap between the rocks, so she swam over.

The big lobster also found Liu Mei and retreated to the reef. The gap is not deep. Liu Mei quickly reached out and grabbed the big lobster.

Zhao Tian looked at the time and said, "It's been seven minutes, are you okay?" ”

"It's okay." Zhao Tian also looked at the time. "They're all professional divers."

Zhao Tian also wanted to talk about Xu Yan's diving record. Liu Mei and Xu Yan surfaced at the same time.

Liu Mei bit the rubber block of the snorkel and took a breath of fresh air.

Liu Mei dived for about eight minutes this time, but she was not exhausted. It's like holding your breath for more than ten seconds on land... It doesn't feel good. Liu Mei's previous diving record was only seven or eight minutes without equipment

Soon, Liu Mei swam to the side of the boat. He was holding a green lobster in his hand, estimated to weigh one and a half pounds. It is very large and the beard is about 1 meter long.

"Not big." Liu Mei took off the snorkel, grabbed the boat with one hand, and threw the big green dragon onto the boat with the other.

"Great." Zhao Tian raised his thumb and said, "I haven't seen such a big lobster for a long time." ”

Xu Yan also swam over, holding something in his hand, and said to Liu Mei, "Help me." ”

"What did you catch?"

"Moray eel." There are some swells on the sea. Xu Yan grabbed a ball with his hand... What Liu Mei saw was a moray eel.

Xu Yan's hands gripped the eel's head tightly. Blood oozed from the corner of the eel's mouth, and his tail and body were tightly wrapped around Xu Yan's hands

Liu Mei pulled him and fixed him.

Xu Yanfei quickly handed over the stele to the ship.

Zhao Tian hurriedly took a towel to wrap the eel's head, carefully untied it from Xu Yan's hand, and threw it into the live fish cabin.

"Cowhide isn't." Xu Yan said with a smile.

Fishing for big eels with bare hands, not to mention the old fisherman Zhao Tian, was also shocked.

According to conservative estimates, this eel weighs about 20 catties. Compared to sea wolves, eels are very ferocious... The 20-kilogram stone eel is slippery and vicious. Not to mention being on the bottom of the sea, even if you get on a fishing boat, be very careful

I wore a pair of gloves and didn't have any tools. He has been a fisherman for decades and has never heard of anyone who can catch a large eel of about 20 kilograms with his bare hands.

"Cowhide."

Sincere cowhide

Zhao Tian was convinced of this.

When Zhao Tianneng caught a moray eel with his bare hands on the bottom of the sea, he was stunned. This moray eel doesn't want face.

The moray eel caught by Xu Yan is a relatively large stone eel, and it is also a particularly delicious species.

This stone eel has a large head, a thick neck, and a relatively short body. Among similar species of stone eels, Su Ming had seen the largest eighty or ninety kilograms.

Stone eels weighing about 20 kg should be rare in offshore areas, but they are often found in resource-rich offshore areas.

Zhao Tian was taken aback by Lao Tie, gave two thumbs up, and shouted 666

Zhao Tian just saw that this stone eel was very energetic. Such a big tiger eel was caught by Xu Yan with his bare hands

Zhao Tian used to tell him about Su Ming and Xu Yan.

It is said that Su Ming is very good at finding fish. Su Ming can often be found in schools of fish off the coast of Brazil, in the Antarctic waters, and in the South Pacific.

But Xu Yan is very good at diving.

This time I saw Xu Yan's skills. Of course, Su Ming is also very powerful

It is impossible for the average person to hold their breath underwater for eight minutes.

"Give me a mesh bag." Su Ming said, "There are some conch seas down there. I'm going to pick up some. ”

Zhao Tian took the net bag and spear gun and said, "Give." ”

"Do you want to come down and play?" Su Ming said to Zhao Tian.

"I'm not good at water...... Four or five meters deep is fine, seven or eight meters deep. Zhao Tian shook his head.

"There are tricks in diving, and those tricks need to be trained. You can practice for more than ten days at most, and it is easy to ...... diving more than ten meters," Xu Yan said.

"I'll practice later," Mr. Zhao said.

"I'm going down." Su Ming took a few breaths, then took a deep breath and went down.

Xu Yan followed.

There are coral reefs there, but there are a lot of fish. But it's daytime and the fish are too active to see the big ones

This time, Su Ming and Xu Yan did not separate, and looked for the conch together.

"Coo-coo......" Xu Yan found a large-ringed snail and blew bubbles very happily.

Su Ming gave him a thumbs up, crossed his hands, and unfolded... Xu Yan made a gesture of understanding, and the two of them spread out for some distance and continued to search.

There are a lot of conch shells here. After seven or eight minutes of diving, you can find four or five conchs.

Cracks in coral reefs on the bottom of the sea, cracks in the rocks, groupers are hidden in these places, but the size is small, basically less than half a kilogram.

After the fifth dive, Xu Yan felt that the safety rope was too troublesome, so he unfastened the buckle.

Su Ming unbuckled and went to tell Xu Yan to return to the fishing boat.

It's been almost an hour since the dive. Su Ming and Xu Yan picked up a total of forty or fifty conchs, and Xu Yan also caught a group of 782. Su Ming caught another lobster, more than half a kilogram.

Su Ming encountered several lobsters below. They are not large enough to be captured.

It's getting late. Su Ming climbed onto the fishing boat and pulled Xu Yan along.

"Too bad, let's pick up some conch." Xu Yan poured out the conch, and the grouper was kept in the tank.

Zhao Tian picked up the conch they picked up from Su Ming and said, "Today's harvest is very good, especially the stone eel you caught, which is worth today's fuel fee." ”

"Are stone eels so valuable?" Xu said.

"It's big and expensive to live," Mr. Zhao said. "A small kilogram costs tens of yuan, and a large one is more than a hundred yuan."

Not all stone eels are expensive. It depends on the breed. Stone eels that are long and thin with many bones and spines are very cheap.

Xu Yan caught a lot of stone eels, no thorns, and thick skin... It belongs to the rare species.

Su Ming packed the conch and said, "We should take out the pot so that we can cook the conch at sea." ”

"Next time I come out and get a pot,......," Zhao Tian said.

"Are you back?" Zhao Tian said, "Today's harvest is very good. If you go back later, the eel will be worthless when it dies. ”

"Let's take a shower and get some rest." Su Min said, "It's dark, let's go down and have a look at ......."

"Let's explore the fish situation." Xu Yan said, "It's dark, let's go back for a walk." ”

A trip takes dozens of kilometers, and the fuel cost is about 1,400 yuan.

The big eels caught by Xu Yan are worth more than 2,000. That eel is worth oil money, and it makes money.

The yacht has bathrooms and showers. Su Ming and Xu Yan took a bath and came out to eat to replenish their strength.

In general, it is best not to eat for a few hours before diving.

However, at night, they had no plans to explore the depths of the sea.

After filling their stomachs, several people came out with mats and lay on the foredeck.

The foredeck is much narrower than the aft deck. It was nice to lie down and watch the sunset.

The sunrise and sunset over the sea are different every day.

The sun disappeared and the sky seemed to burn red. The eastern sky was dark and humming

I don't know when the yachts and boats on the island left. This sheltered bay is now home to Su Minh's fishing boats.

Slowly, it got dark.

Su Ming helped pull the anchor, and Zhao Tian got into the water and got into the fishing boat

Su Ming and Xu Yan were guarding the fish detection display outside. This sea area is more than 100 square kilometers and the average water depth is more than 20 meters.

After running here for more than three hours, the fishing boat returned to the fishing port.

They found big fish in the reef waters of the Sumin Islands, but the density was too low, so they gave up. After all, it's fishing season. The fish caught when you go out to sea will be enough to pay for oil.

It was late when I returned. At this time, the owner of the fishing steak usually goes to bed. Today, the fishing line is being received. Zhao Tian said: "Do moray eels sell? ”

Xu Yan looked at Su Ming

Su Ming said: "Save it, they are here." ”

"Hmm." Xu Yan nodded: "Let's sell the grouper." ”

Zhao Tian pulled the fishing boat onto the fish raft and shouted, "Tao." ”

"Well......" Michael said with a smile as he walked over, "what good fish did you catch today?" ”

"A couple of small groupers and two green shrimp." Zhao Tian said, "They were all captured with their bare hands. They are not injured and can be raised. ”

Michael jumped on the boat and saw the big eel in the box for the first time: "Wow, how much does such a big eel cost?" ”

Moray eels, which are relatively expensive, belong to a seller's market. The seller's offer depends on whether the buyer can accept it.

"Take this eel home and eat it yourself, don't sell it." Zhao Tian said, "Look at lobsters and groupers. ”

"What kind of eel?" The owner who bought fish in the fish steak asked.

"Tiger stone eel." Michael said, "This is the boss of Shenzhen, Brother Wen, Luo Wen...... This is Brother Hai, Zhao Tian. ”

"Brother Wen."

"Brother Hai......" they said with a smile.

Rowan looked at the stone eel in the box. This tiger eel, also known as the tiger eel, is usually larger near reefs in the open ocean.

It's rare, but for the average person and the average fisherman, he's seen a lot of good seafood merchants, but this large tabby eel is mostly fresh

He hadn't seen a few live tiger eels. They were hooked by a row of hooks on the reef in the open sea. Even if they are alive, they will not live long. It's like deep sea grouper fishing.

"How about selling me this stone eel?" Rowan said after seeing the still energetic moray eel, "I'll pay £200." ”

Xu Yan looked at Su Ming

Su Ming looked at Zhao Tian.

Zhao Tian said: "Sell it." "As a fisherman, the first priority is to make money.

At two hundred yuan per kilogram, the price is very high.

If you sell to Michael, the maximum is around $130. Michael is the owner of the fish steak, and he is more often a second-hand fishmonger

Selling fish here is cheap and convenient.

After weighing, the stone eel weighed 18.9 catties, 200 yuan per catty... That's 3,780 yuan.

There are three groupers, all of which are a little more than half a catty, 120 yuan.

Two prawns were bought for 320 yuan.

"Hello...... Okay, let's wait at the pier...... You'll be on shore for a while, and we'll send you a spot after landing. Su Ming received a call from his sister.

Xu Yan received the money and went in to select a farmed grouper, weighing 43 catties and only 2,000 yuan. On average, 50 yuan is less than 1 catty... It's still fishing season, and seafood prices are generally rising.

Smaller dragon boats breed grouper for more than 20 yuan per kilogram.

After bleeding the grouper and throwing it in the freezer, Zhao Tian said goodbye to Michael and them and began to sail back to port.

There are many fishing boats parked in the harbor, and the scattered lights of the fishing boats illuminate the waterway. Now that the fishing season is over, it's a bit lonely. Further afield is the town of Zhapo, with thousands of lights

The lights of thousands of homes shine on the stars in the harbor, and there is a strong warmth in the quiet.

Ashore.

Su Ming sent Suna a position, then simply cleared the deck and went ashore.

Suna and them arrived quickly.

It was getting late, but Zhao Tian went to Zhao Tian's house without eating a few bites when he was on the boat.

There is a large shed at the back of the factory and a big kitchen in the backyard.

Zhao Tian skillfully handles groupers.

Su Ming and Xu Yan chatted with Su Na for a while, and then went back to help.

"For such a big grouper, let's eat a fish head," Zhao Tian said.

"Okay. Let's share the rest of the fish ......," Su Ming said, "and take it home." ”