space fisherman

Just when everyone on board the Royal Water was watching this strange natural phenomenon attentively.

A group of giant creatures in the distance were also attracted by this beam of light.

These guys moved from afar to near, and soon arrived behind the Waterbender.

Ye Yuan didn't notice these guys at first.

It wasn't until the group of big guys arrived less than a hundred meters away from the Yushui that Ye Yuan was alerted by the cry of the little snow fox on his shoulder.

The little snow fox was an instinctive warning, but Ye Yuan would not be careless.

He immediately released his perception, and when the perception spread out, it was only a short 100 meters away.

I saw a group of sperm whales gradually heading towards my fishing boat, and the direction they were swimming was exactly the direction where the light beam appeared on the sea surface.

It seems that these sperm whales were attracted by the sudden appearance of light pillars on the sea, and wanted to go there to see what was happening there.

This is not the first time Ye Yuan has seen sperm whales in the sea.

I remember the last time I met a sperm whale, I also found a valuable piece of ambergris in the sea.

But this time is different from last time.

This time there was not just one sperm whale, but a group of them.

Through perception, Ye Yuan saw that these big guys had big heads and short tails. From a distance, they looked like giant tadpoles, which was very interesting.

But when Ye Yuan saw the distance between the sperm whales and his fishing boat.

He quickly took out the intercom and shouted urgently to Ding Yi who was sailing the boat:

"Ding Yi! Change course and avoid the sperm whales behind you as soon as possible."

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After doing this, Ye Yuan shouted to Ma Hua who was not far away:

"Ma Hua, go get the drone!"

Following Ye Yuan's order, everyone realized that their boss's attention was not directed in the same direction as them at all.

They were all looking intently at the beam of light in front of them.

But my boss kept looking behind him.

As the sperm whale gradually approached, many crew members had already spotted them.

"Boss, bring it! Bring it!"

Not to mention, Ma Hua is quite fast when running.

In just 2 minutes, he took out the drone.

Debug, start, fly!

As the drone took off, the crew all came to Ma Hua's side.

At this moment, no one was paying attention to the light pillar phenomenon. Everyone's attention was attracted by the sperm whale group.

Just when everyone was watching the sperm whales.

Ye Yuan's heart was in his throat.

Because if such a large group of sperm whales really collided with your own fishing boat, it would really turn into a disaster.

As the Mizui quickly deviated from its original course, the whales also approached.

Looking at one, two, three...

Sperm whales swam by my boat one after another.

The nearest one was only a few dozen centimeters away from the Waterbender.

When the last sperm whale finally overtook the Waterbender.

Only then did Ye Yuan's heart truly let go.

Fortunately, I discovered it in time.

Otherwise, if the fishing boat is really surrounded by sperm whales, the consequences will be disastrous.

"Boss, don't whales easily attack ships? What are you worried about?"

The crew also saw Ye Yuan's nervousness.

Ma Hua, a careless guy, also asked curiously.

“Do you think traffic accidents are all active collisions?

Many of them are accidental injuries, okay?

The same goes for whales!

Although they do not actively attack fishing boats, there are still many accidental injuries.

So when you encounter a group of whales, you should run as fast as you can!

Fortunately, there is a snow fox this time, otherwise I can’t imagine the consequences!”

Ye Yuan explained angrily, he still remembered the scare just now.

If it weren't for Little Snow Fox's warning, I might still be attracted by the light beam in the distance!

Thinking of this, Ye Yuan happily touched the snow fox who was still standing on his shoulder.

"Thanks to you this time, little one. I'll give you extra food tonight!"

The little guy understood the master's praise, stretched out his pink tongue, and kept licking Ye Yuan's hand.

...

The long-lost sunshine shines on the Waterbender.

At this time, the fishing boat was sailing in the Bering Sea.

Although the temperature here is still very low compared to the Pacific Ocean, it is much higher than the Bering Strait.

Ye Yuan sat in the rocking chair, quietly blowing the sea breeze.

The little snow fox was curled up into a ball and lying in his arms.

"Boss, look at this!"

Yu Hongbo walked quickly to Ye Yuan and handed over a mobile phone with a serious face.

The phone screen was on at the moment, and Ye Yuan could easily see the content on the screen.

When Ye Yuan took the phone and saw the content on the screen, his originally good mood dropped to freezing point.

For no other reason, he saw the big title on the screen of his mobile phone.

Goodbye, "King of Freshwater Fishes"! The Yangtze River White Sturgeon has been officially declared extinct.

Ye Yuan patiently read the entire report. He felt a little annoyed and guilty at the moment, but more of a reluctance to leave the Yangtze River paddlefish.

The content of the report is very simple and shocking.

This report stated that on July 21, the Yangtze River White Sturgeon, known as the “King of China’s Freshwater Fishes,” was officially declared extinct by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

According to the article, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) will update the Red List of Endangered Species on July 21, 2022.

The list shows that the white sturgeon, a species unique to the Yangtze River, has become extinct, and the Yangtze sturgeon is extinct in the wild.

Globally, the Danube population of naked sturgeon is extinct.

The Red List also upgraded the protection levels of seven other species of sturgeon.

The results of the global sturgeon reassessment show that all 26 existing species of sturgeon in the world are facing the threat of extinction.

About two-thirds of the sturgeon population is critically endangered.

River and freshwater biodiversity are vital to people and nature.

However, global freshwater biodiversity continues to be lost, and river ecology continues to degrade.

Arne Ludwig, chairman of the Sturgeon Expert Group, said, “The results are shocking and sad, but expected.

The assessment shows that sturgeons are still not considered the most threatened group in the world."

Ye Yuan was speechless for a long time after reading this message.

In fact, he has always wanted to go to the Yangtze River and experience up close the life of the Yangtze River paddlefish in the water.

As a result, before he could achieve his goal, the Yangtze River paddlefish was declared extinct!

The Yangtze River white sturgeon is also called the elephant fish by the locals.

It belongs to the order Sturgeon and lives in the middle and lower layers of the main stream of the Yangtze River. It is an endangered animal and is a national first-level protected wild animal in China.

White sturgeon is a large commercial fish unique to China and is listed as a precious protected animal.

They are the only two remaining species of this family, together with the paddlefish distributed in the Mississippi River Basin of North America.

This family of fish has important academic value in the origin, evolution and geographical distribution of fish.

White sturgeon is a semi-anadromous migratory fish.

Large individuals mostly inhabit the deep water channels of the main streams. They are good at swimming and often swim in the vast water layers of various sections of the Yangtze River.

Young fish often go to tributaries, harbor channels, and even the brackish water areas of the Yangtze River Estuary to feed.