Golden Fishery

It was just in the afternoon, but the sun was setting early here. Qin Shiou stood on the top of the giant ship and looked towards the north with a telescope.

Winnie is jumping around in the cold, Xiong Da will be proud of it, the brown bear can endure the low temperature of minus 20 degrees, except for the little guy on its boat and the little lynx King Simba, the others can't.

Tigers, leopards, radish heads, and mink brothers and sisters can't stand the low temperature, but they sit on the boat very calmly, because they are wearing the down jackets that Wei Ni customized for them...

"Honey, have you seen the polar night?" Winnie couldn't take it anymore, so she asked loudly.

The polar night in the Arctic runs from September to March of the following year. Now it is the peak period of the polar night. It can also be seen in Greenland, but it has to go further north into the Arctic Circle. You can also see it from Attu Island. less than.

Qin Shiou shook his head in frustration, all he could see was white and blue, white land and blue ocean.

He had just returned to the cockpit when a voice rang on the radio and a ship spotted them and asked, "Hey buddy, do you need help?"

Qin Shiou replied politely: "We have no problem, there are catches here, and we want to find something here."

The man said kindly: "Be careful, friends, the place you are in is Alex Sea, where it leads to hell, don't get carried away by money, it's best to get out of there as soon as possible."

Qin Shiou thanked them and said that they were fine and could leave here safely.

Although he said with confidence, the officials of Qin did not dare to take it too seriously. In winter, many places in the Greenland sea area will freeze, and there are also icebergs floating in the sea. This thing is very sturdy, more terrible than the reef. Once you encounter it, just think about what happened to the Titanic.

Use the sea god consciousness to lure a large number of king crabs into the crab pots, while the sun is still there. Qin Shiou called the fishermen together and began to collect the cages.

Someone said: "Captain, the king crab moves very slowly. It is best to put the crab pot in the sea for more than 12 hours before catching it, otherwise I don't think there will be much harvest."

Shaq gave the man a crutch, and said loudly: "The first item in the fisherman's handbook, the captain's order is as heavy as a mountain! Listen to the captain, work quickly, find your own position, and get ready to start work!"

These fishermen were the ones that had just been recruited from the town. They still have doubts about Qin Shiou's ability, but they have only heard the legends and never seen miracles. Unlike Shaq and the others, Qin Shiou believed whatever Qin Shiou said now.

It's still light,

Qin Shiou also asked Shaq to turn on the headlights, illuminating every corner of the ship, and at the same time personally commanded, shouted: "You guys keep your eyes open, be careful! I just want to say it again. Be careful! This is a straight line to hell of!"

It was getting late, the sea breeze was getting stronger, and the Mega Melon Princess vibrated more violently with the waves.

Because this crab pot is too heavy, and there are king crabs in it. So it has to be pulled by a motor. The speed of the motor pulling the crab pot is quite fast, which is to save time and keep the activity of the king crab. They can survive for twelve hours in a wet and cold environment.

The motor quickly pulled the thick cable, and the first crab pot was lifted up. The fishermen on both sides had sharp eyes and quick hands, grabbed the handle of the crab pot and dragged it up. Change direction and push to the deck.

At this time, there must be a fisherman to meet the crab pots, and there must be a fisherman to quickly dry the water around the two fishermen in front to prevent freezing, otherwise someone will slip and fall if they cannot stand firmly.

At this temperature, if you fall into the sea, you will lose half your life if you don't die. Frostbite is certain!

This stage is the most exhausting and dangerous. The quota given by the government is certain every year. The competition for fishing king crabs in Alaska waters is very fierce. You must catch as many as possible within five to six days. Otherwise, the quota will be completed after five or six days. Even if there are king crabs Crabs are also not allowed to be caught.

In such conditions, 20-hour shifts are common, and fishermen often work in sub-zero temperatures on slippery decks that are very bumpy.

So nearly every Alaskan crabber returns to shore with injuries: bruised hands and fingers, broken ribs, arms and legs. In the worst accidents, lives are lost: more than 80% of those who lost their lives were swept overboard by the unusually fierce waters and drowned!

The Greenland waters are fine. The number of red king crabs is small, and their quota is basically difficult to fulfill. Therefore, fishing operations can continue until the last few days of the fishing season. Otherwise, Qin Shiou will not be able to carry out fishing activities.

The night gradually came, the sun went down, the cold moon appeared, and the sea breeze became stronger and colder.

Winnie kept making hot coffee and cocoa in the kitchen, not only to help the fishermen replenish lost calories, but also to provide them with energy.

The crab pot was half caught, when a fisherman who was standing on the opening of the boat and was responsible for lifting the cage shouted, "Snow! Hand!"

Needless to say, he could express his meaning clearly with two words. Geng Junjie, who was studying next to him, immediately rushed up to help him plug the gap, and cooperated with the fisherman on the opposite side to pull the crab pot.

Qin Shiou went to meet the fisherman, carried him back to the cabin, helped him take off his clothes, put a cup of hot vodka in his mouth for him to drink, and asked at the same time, "Left hand and right hand?"

"The right hand, Captain, thank you!" The fisherman grinned and raised his trembling right hand.

The temperature outside is more than ten degrees below zero. After working in such an environment for a long time, the muscles cannot bear it. Palm spasms are common symptoms. This fisherman's entire right hand has become like a chicken's claw, and he can no longer control the muscles in his fingers.

Qin Shiou poured some hot vodka into the palm of his hand, and rubbed him vigorously from the elbow to the palm of his hand, and stroked him vigorously.

The fisherman gasped for air in pain, but he felt much better after rubbing. Slowly his fingers regained consciousness, and he put on his coat to go out and continue working.

Fishing king crabs has to be like this, otherwise you will suffer this crime in vain. Before World War II, fishing king crabs was much more dangerous than it is now. At that time, there was a popular saying among Americans and Soviet Russians in Alaska: God only favors the dead here. , which means that if you want to gain a lot of money, you have to risk your life.

Of course, fishermen will also get rich rewards while paying hardships and experiencing risks. During the crabbing season, each crabbing boat can catch about 50 tons of king crabs on average. During this fishing season, Qin Shiou read the news that Alaska fishing boats caught a total of 8,800 tons of crabs, worth nearly 100 million US dollars!

What does this mean? On a fishing boat that returns with a full load, each fisherman can earn between US$20,000 and US$100,000 within five days, and the captain has even more, often hundreds of thousands of dollars.

This is not a small income for fishermen who are generally not well educated. (To be continued..)

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