Golden Fishery

227. Departure, to the stars and the sea!

George Shoal can be said to be the open sea. When the tide ebbs in winter, you can see small sandy islands exposed on the sea. The water in this place is very shallow, and the water depth in many waters is less than ten meters. Boats must be very careful when driving in this place.

This sea area is located at a node where the cold current of the Atlantic Ocean and the warm current of the Gulf of Mexico meet. In addition, the water is shallow and the sun can shine on the bottom of the water, so the fish bait here is particularly rich, the plankton is abundant, and the seaweed grows luxuriantly, attracting a large number of sea fish to prey here .

Before 1990, under normal circumstances, the small George Shoal could catch 420,000 tons of fish every year, but in the past two decades, American and Canadian deep-sea fishing vessels have overfished in this area, and the fishery resources have been severely damaged.

In order to protect George Shoal, Canada and the United States signed protection regulations, stipulating that trawler fishing boats are not allowed to enter this sea area. If you want to fish here, you cannot use trawl nets or seine nets, but only use fishing rods.

This has given traditional fishermen in Massachusetts and Nova Scotia a chance to survive, specializing in tuna, blue marlin and kingfish with their rods.

The fish market is relatively good now, and the supply of precious tuna is in short supply. Although the fishing and hunting season is only three months, if the harvest is good, then fishermen can earn a year's living expenses without any problem.

Qin Shiou sat on a deck chair on the deck and browsed the knowledge introduction about George Shoal and tuna. Xiong Zhan lay at his feet tremblingly, looked up from time to time to look around, and then quickly lowered his head.

Dabai behaves much better than Xiongda, it is clever and flexible, and occasionally runs to the railing for a circle.

At this time, Xiong Hui shook his head and roared, probably because he was afraid that Dabai would fall and call him back. Dabai was very obedient, as soon as Xiong Da yelled at him, he ran back. After a while it would jump onto the railing again, and Xiong Da would continue to roar, and this cycle continued.

In the sky, Nimitz, the big frigate bird, finally had a chance to show his abilities. Stretch your wings to fight the sky, and follow the sky above the ship firmly.

Qin Shiou couldn't help laughing every time he looked up and saw Nimitz flying over the ship. This guy is a bit like a kite.

Nelson drove the boat, and the Seagull dragged the Snowball all the way in the ocean, with a speed of 32 knots, which was close to the limit of the Seagull.

no way. You have to drive fast, because Farewell Island is a bit far from George Shoal, a full 1,500 kilometers. At the speed of the Seagull, it will take 30 hours to arrive.

Shaq served Qin Shiou ice wine, and reported the weather in the past few days by the way: "According to the radio announcement.

The North Atlantic has been calm for the last week, and we've been lucky. "

The sea monster who was packing the fishing line and hooks nodded and said: "It should be. August and September are the mildest seasons in the North Atlantic Ocean. In October, the sea breeze will blow."

Since it was not possible to carry trawls into George Shoal, the fishing nets on the Seagull were all unloaded, leaving a large space. A lot of debris is there, including buckets of purified water and coils of fishing line. The sea monster is sorting out the debris.

Generally speaking, sailing at sea takes a short time. There are sea breeze, waves, and seabirds, and it looks very emotional. But after a long time, it becomes boring. The sea breeze blows around. It seems that the sea is still the sea, and the seabirds will disappear as they enter the deep sea.

Qin Shiou didn't feel this way, probably because of the influence of Sea God's Heart. He has a different feeling for the ocean, as long as he sees the vast and vast sea. He felt inexplicably happy, as if all his troubles were gone.

Say something. He has nothing to worry about now.

The yacht was sailing at sea for a whole day. At noon, Qin Shiou fried a portion of curry cabbage, served with spicy cabbage and spicy sausage prepared in advance, and the whole group ate their mouths full of greasy food.

Sailing at sea is boring, which will inevitably affect the mood, so the meals prepared are mainly spicy and spicy, which is easy to appetize.

Qin Shiou asked how the group was feeling. As long as Iverson had something to eat, there would be no problem. Nelson was very happy listening to music all the way, while Shaq and the sea monster laughed: "It's a trivial matter, we both have done ocean-going work. Seafarers, the longest time spent at sea was eight months!"

Compared with hard ocean fishing, taking the Seagull is simply a comfortable vacation trip. There is a living room in the cabin and a giant 62-inch LCD TV. There is a satellite receiver on the roof of the yacht, even adult TV stations can be received, and you can watch TV when you have nothing to do.

In the evening, the loop of fishing rod that the sea monster hung on the Snowball fishing boat was effective. It caught four squid and two big sea snakes, American eels.

These two American eels were one big and one small, the big one was two and a half meters long, and the thickness of the sea bowl was estimated to weigh fifteen or sixteen kilograms. The smaller one is about one and a half meters long, and weighs about ten kilograms.

The sea monster touched the belly of the American eel, carefully took off the struggling big American eel from the hook, and said to Qin Shiou: "This female fish hasn't laid eggs yet, let it go?"

Qin Shiou nodded. He also caught mackerel and cod in the afternoon, which was enough to eat.

The sea monster lifted the remaining American eels and squids onto the yacht, and sighed: "There are fewer and fewer American eels, and now you can only meet them in the deep sea. On the contrary, they used to live in shallow seas."

The American eel, like its eel relatives, is a river-dwelling species that migrates to the river in the spring to lay eggs, hatch offspring, and then go to the sea to survive.

However, this kind of fish has a delicious taste, which has triggered overfishing by humans. Layers of checkpoints are designed in the rivers where they migrate to catch them. Later, although the government began to protect it, the migratory routes of many American eels were still cut off due to the construction of water conservancy projects.

No way, American eels can only choose to adapt to nature. They lay their eggs in the deep sea to escape predators. However, the habits of tens of thousands of years are not so easy to change. Many small eels hatched in the sea cannot adapt to the salinity and will die naturally.

After Qin Shiou found out about this, he threw the male American eel back into the sea and said, "We have enough food, so there is no need to deprive this endangered species of its right to live."

Shaq and the sea monster bowed slightly to Qin Shiou, which was a sign of respect from the fishermen.

You must know that the American eel's meat is delicious, and the fish roe is even more delicious. When Qin Shiou first came, Shaq even caught a small American eel with a bamboo tube for him to eat. The fish roe is wrapped in eggs and fried, it is so fragrant.

At that time, Qin Shiou didn't know the living conditions of this creature, otherwise he wouldn't have eaten all those fish.

Qin Shiou was able to resist the temptation of delicious food, and released the two American eels successively, which was enough to make the two old fishermen feel respected.

For dinner, Shaq processed a few large squids and made them teppanyaki. Smear the squid with sauce, sprinkle with sesame salt, and pair it with cold beer. Watching the beautiful scenery of the sunset over the ocean is also a different kind of enjoyment.

One day and one night, at 4:30 in the morning, the rising sun had just appeared in the east, and the radio station of the Seagull sounded an inquiry: "Trawler Yacht azw-1188, Trawl Yacht Azw-1188, this is Halifax Coastal Patrol No. 12 Helicopter, please answer if you hear it, please answer it if you hear it.” (To be continued)