Golden Fishery

When it comes to gooseneck barnacles, Qin Shiou doesn't quite understand it, but when he looks up the common name of this thing on the Internet, he knows what's going on, it's dog claw snail!

When Qin Shiou was working in CNOOC, he once went to socialize with the leader. He saw this thing. It looked ugly. Several shells were placed together, like the claws of a monster.

But this thing is very expensive, and it is not produced in Haidao City. It is said that it was airlifted from Spain. Cooking a few snails for a dish costs 2,000 yuan, which shocked Qin Shiou. In addition, there were too many big people on the table at that time, and it was not his turn to eat. He just heard the comments from others that it was very fresh and delicious, and he was too greedy and did not taste it.

"Do we still have dog's claw snails here? It's a gooseneck barnacle." Qin Shiou asked in surprise.

Shaq shrugged and smiled: "Of course, just on the west side of the island, there's a lot of growth on the reef. We call it a horse's tooth because it looks like a horse's tooth."

Qin Shiou checked the information again, only to know that barnacles are widely distributed, and their traces can be found in almost any sea area from the intertidal zone to the subtidal shallow water area. They are numerous and often live together.

However, this kind of barnacle is generally an inedible vertebral barnacle, and the gooseneck barnacle is relatively rare. Except for the coastline of Galicia, Spain, no trace of its large-scale growth has been found anywhere else.

It seems that the feng shui of Farewell Island is good, and there are gooseneck barnacles, which are relatively rare among barnacles.

The price of this kind of barnacles is very high. In Europe, it is comparable to caviar, tender foie gras, and bluefin tuna. It costs two or three hundred euros for a kilogram, which is equivalent to RMB 1,000 per pound!

Thinking of the so-called 'VIPs' complimenting the dog-claw snails at the time of the entertainment, Qin Shiou patted his thigh and said, "Hurry up, I said, why didn't you tell me that there is still such a delicious food on our island?"

Shaq explained: "Horse teeth grow on reefs, usually in shallow waters, and you have to dive to catch them. They have glue on their bodies, and they stick to the reefs and it is difficult to catch them. If there is no wind and waves now, those reefs will be exposed. , so that we can fish them out."

"In addition, the place where the horse's teeth grow is right in the waters behind the two chemical plants. The chemical plants raised by Gou's mother didn't allow us to get close. This time, the chemical plants get out of the way, so we have a chance to catch them." Hai Weirdly said.

The departure of the two chemical plants made the people of Farewell Town very happy. Many days have passed, and the townspeople will raise their glasses and cheer when it comes to the closed chemical plants.

When the Chinese food was settled, Qin Shiou quickly got into the car to go fishing for gooseneck barnacles. The four children stood alone at the door and looked at him. He waved his hand and shouted, "Come on, guys, there is seafood at noon!"

Shaq's big pickup led the way, followed by President One, quickly to the west of the island.

The Steve Chemical Factory and the Spring Chemical Factory are no longer in their former glory. There is not a single person in the huge factory area. The sight of cars and ships coming and going has disappeared. The gate is closed and the people are thin. Only a few people are watching. The old man at the door stayed inside.

Shaq parked the car at the gate of the factory in relief. The gatekeeper came out with the dog. Nelson held a sharp whaling knife in his hand and stared at the man with a gloomy face, making the man shiver. Without a word, he ran back.

The German black backs, who were extremely active and vicious during the last protest, were also honest. These guys are dog-fighting. They seem to know that their master has lost power now. Although they were brought to the door, they did not bark.

"This knife is really good." Qin Shiou whistled after getting out of the car.

The saber in Nelson's hand was about twenty-five or six centimeters in length. The hilt and blade were about the same length. The blade was gleaming with cold light, and it looked hideous. At first glance, it was a murder weapon.

Hearing Qin Shiou's praise, Nielsen smiled and said, "This is an extreme force whaling fork saber. It is a good knife. The blade is made of 420J2 steel with a hardness of 57Hrc. It is the standard saber I used in the emergency special forces. , it is best to collect horse teeth."

Although gooseneck barnacles are delicious and do not move, they also have their own way of survival, which is to grow on the reefs with strong winds and waves. Because they can stick tightly to the reef, ordinary fish cannot catch them.

However, gooseneck barnacles still have natural enemies, that is, seagulls, sea spirits that can travel through wind and waves.

Behind the chemical factory is a steep coastline, the ground is six or seven meters above the sea, and the rocky reefs below look extremely dangerous.

The strong wind blew the waves against the coast, making a loud 'pop' sound, and sometimes when you looked down, you could feel the coldness of the sea on your face.

Gooseneck barnacles live on the reef below, and there are also some on the coast. Today, Shaq and the sea monsters are targeting these gooseneck barnacles that grow on the reef.

Shaq found a maple tree and tied it with a rope, and said, "Can you see those things that look like horse teeth? Gray and white, they look ugly, and delicious food is generally not very beautiful, don't underestimate it. it."

A dozen seagulls take advantage of the surging gaps to find opportunities to peck at the barnacles clinging to the reef. Although the barnacles are protected by hard plate shells, they have a deadly life habit, that is, when water flows past them , the shell lid will open, and feather-like tentacles protrude from the inside to filter the plankton in the water with the vine.

In this way, the tumbling waves created an illusion for them. The waves lapped up, and they thought that the tide was high, so they hurriedly opened their back shells to hunt for food. But the waves fell so quickly that they didn't have time to close their back shells, and the gulls took the opportunity to come and peck.

Although the success rate of seagulls is not high, the deliciousness of barnacles makes them willing to work hard for it. As long as they prey on two barnacles, they can have a full meal.

The snow-white seagulls chirped. They bravely traversed the waves and seawater, swooping and pecking again and again, and would not leave until they were full. Of course, if they failed to peck several times in a row, they would also leave.

Seagulls are very smart. They know that their stamina is not good, and they will not waste their energy on catching one kind of food.

Like Shaq, Nelson also found a tree to tie a rope to, explaining: "The old damn chemical plant owners made the water here their private property, and these dogs were kept and they didn't allow us to hunt horse teeth. , I haven't tasted something like this in years."

They were busy, and another car drove over. It was Hughes' Buick Grand Hyatt. Hughes got out of the car and said with a smile, "You guys are really timely enough to come over before the rain stopped?"

Qin Shiou said hello to Hughes, stood on the coast and looked down. There were layers of gooseneck barnacles on the reef below. This thing looked like a monster's claws. How could they feel like horse teeth.

Gooseneck barnacles have a strong reproductive capacity. The reefs are densely packed, and it looks like there are hundreds or thousands of them. If people with intensive phobias look at them, they will definitely be nauseated and vomited.

After the rope was tied, Shaq and Nelson began to move slowly down against the reef, the sea monster grabbed Shaq's rope and told Qin Shiou, "Boss, hold on to Nelson's rope, pay attention to his position, if there are waves If you rush, then pull the rope vigorously and try not to let them get hit by the waves!"

Boris' four children were divided into two teams tacitly. Boris took Shirley to follow Qin Shiou, while Gordon and Michelle went to help the sea monster.

The tiger and the leopard also followed. The little guy ran to the shore and bit the rope, with his tail tucked in his butt, and pulled back with gnashing teeth.

The rise of the warm air has driven the ocean wind and waves. The calm sea surface in the past has become extraordinarily turbulent. The sea water has been continuously blown up by the wind and waves and continuously withdrawn into the sea. The barnacles are exposed.

Qin Shiou made an 'OK' gesture to Shaq, put on gloves and arm guards, and grabbed the rope.

Nelson jumped like a frogman and landed under the shore, the whaling knife between his teeth. He saw the opportunity. When a big wave fell, he immediately jumped to the place where the gooseneck barnacles were born closest to him, and pulled out the whaling. The knife was inserted between the barnacle and the reef.

"Open it for me!" Nelson shouted sharply, pulled out a gooseneck barnacle that was fourteen or five centimeters in length, quickly stuffed it into the satchel, then aimed at the next one, and slid the knife in again.