Chapter 566 Busy Crab Hunting
Although I don’t spend much time in the ocean ranch every year, it does not mean that Zhuang Haiyang does not pay attention to this ranch. In fact, the ranch I am buying is more of a experimental field of Zhuang Haiyang, and it will inevitably be copied and promoted in the future.
It is a bit regrettable that I have always wanted to buy a separate island, but I have not found any island I like. Although I can rent uninhabited islands in China, Zhuang Haiyang still feels that it is not very safe.
After all, leasing and purchasing are two concepts. The former has time limits and may be taken back by the state sooner or later. For the latter, as long as you are willing to spend time on business planning, you may become your own independent kingdom.
Although Zhuang Haiyang has no idea of becoming the king, now with children, he still hopes to leave something for his descendants. In addition, having an overseas island can also accommodate more retired elites.
Fortunately, there is no need to be too impatient for such things. With Zhuang Haiyang's current physical fitness, it should be no problem to live for a few decades. He believes that as his reputation continues to grow and his wealth accumulates, sooner or later someone will be willing to sell him a towering island.
Shortly after Zhuang Haiyang arrived at the ranch, the travel company under the jurisdiction of Li Zixian sent several employees in charge of the store. The arrival of these employees also means that the foreign seafood counters of the store will start to open again.
Compared with last year's franchise store, the store's reputation and loyal customers are now increasing, so it naturally has increased a lot. When Lin Wan, who led the team, asked whether to pre-sale in advance, she was rejected by Zhuang Haiyang.
He said directly: "We should not do such things as pre-sale, but we can make a preview in advance. I don't know what seafood can be salvaged before the fleet comes back.
Since you are here to take charge of this matter in person, please contact the corresponding delivery channels. Try to deliver the seafood we caught to domestic customers as quickly as possible. Has the domestic side been arranged?"
"Well! In terms of the website, we will also send a dedicated person to contact us."
"Okay, it seems that the website is also looking forward to the sales of our franchise store this year, are you?"
"That's natural! I learned that the fleet had arrived and customers who purchased seafood last year were screaming and waiting for the sale!"
In view of this situation, Zhuang Haiyang did not stay for a long time and immediately summoned a fleet to prepare to go out to sea. Before going out to sea, Zhuang Haiyang called Louis and asked him to find someone to harvest a batch of oysters. All the oysters harvested must be of quality and quantity.
Leave 30% of the share and hand it over to the franchise store for sale as boutique seafood. In Zhuang Haiyang's view, among the loyal customers of the franchise store, I believe that many people are willing to spend high prices to purchase oysters and freshwater salmon produced by the farm.
After hearing Zhuang Haiyang's explanation, Louis also said directly: "Okay, BOSS, I will arrange this matter!"
After explaining the matter well, Zhuang Haiyang did not continue to stay and directly ordered the fleet to go out to sea. The crew, who had been on the ranch for two days, had recovered their spirit and physical strength at this moment. They naturally seemed very happy about going out to sea.
When we arrived at the Antarctic waters, many new team members sighed: "The storms here are much more fierce than those in China!"
"This is pretty good! Only when you encounter strong winds and rains will you know what surging means. Fortunately, our fishing boats are tonnage enough, so it's not a huge wave-level weather, so it should be fine.
However, when you go out to do your homework, remember to wear the equipped warm clothes. The temperature here is much colder than in China. If you really catch a cold, it is also a troublesome thing!"
Some things that need to be paid attention to, old players will remind new players to pay attention. Taking the old and leading the new is the tradition of the fleet itself. When the fleet arrives at the target sea area, Zhuang Haiyang seems to ignore the sea temperature and jump into the sea to dive and train again.
Seeing this scene, many new team members wearing warm clothes said with emotion and admiration: "The boss's swimming level is really nothing. He just went into the water like this, aren't he afraid of the cold?"
"Don't compete with him, that's a BT, do you understand?"
The old players are not surprised, but the new players will do this sooner or later. For Zhuang Haiyang, who is entering the water, he returns to the Antarctic Sea to feel the uniqueness of this sea area. Not long after, he took the white dolphin out of the space.
After staying in space for a long time, in order to maintain the nature of the white dolphin, Zhuang Haiyang will release it from time to time to let it feel the difference between the space and the sea. And the Antarctic waters give the white dolphins a better feeling.
Considering that the white dolphins have become a legendary existence in the Antarctic Sea. Although the incident has been so long, the white dolphins have happened. In the past, the number of ships that have been running here to hunt whales has been significantly reduced.
Those organizations and research institutions that are trying to find the whereabouts of the white dolphin in the name of scientific research should not have given up tracking the whereabouts of the white dolphin. But for Zhuang Haiyang, as long as he is by his side, no one can take it away!
While taking the white dolphins to vent the wind, Zhuang Haiyang did not forget to sacrifice and refine the Dinghai Pearl. Feeling the Dinghai Pearl accelerated to collect the beneficial energy in the nearby sea water, Zhuang Haiyang also knew that next time he upgraded, he would have to wait for a long time.
Fortunately, his current strength and diving depth are still possible. Although Zhuang Haiyang cannot enjoy diving in the sea, he has broken the limit of kilometers and has been able to explore many mysteries of the underwater world.
In the sea where the king crabs live, looking at the king crabs that dominate the seabed, Zhuang Haiyang also said in surprise: "Even if the number of fished every year is large, the reproduction speed of the king crabs is indeed very amazing!"
Unlike other sea areas, the Antarctic Sea has many marine biological resources. The king crabs that are used to living in groups can also be said to be a domineering in the sea. Apart from humans, they seem to have no natural enemies, sweeping everything in their habitat.
Perhaps this is why some experts who study marine ecology will be worried about these things. A large number of anything may lead to the deterioration of the ecological chain, resulting in unpredictable changes.
Thinking of this, looking at the king crab crawling at the bottom of the sea, Zhuang Haiyang also smiled and said, "If this is the case, I will catch more this time and try to lose weight for your tribe. I also want to know whether it is good to eat or reproduce!"
Although fishing boats are also engaged in trawling fishing, many crew members know that if you come to Antarctica to catch king crabs, catching king crabs is also the main reason. Because of their large size and delicious meat, the price of this thing has soared in recent years.
If the crabs caught in domestic waters can only be sold for about a hundred yuan, it is not bad. Then, each king crab caught here can be sold at a high price of over thousands of yuan, so naturally the crabs here are more valuable.
Looking for the sea where the king crabs live, Zhuang Haiyang returned to the fleet, he also said directly: "Junzi, inform all ships to prepare bait, arrive at the predetermined location, and listen to my instructions to get out of the cage at any time."
"clear!"
Various baits arranged in the ranch were quickly loaded into huge crab cages. When the fleet arrived at the selected sea area of Zhuang Haiyang, all fleets began to hold the cages and put them into the sea under the warning of Zhuang Haiyang.
Looking at the float floating on the sea, the new team members who participated in the fishing for the first time also said curiously: "Can you just wait for one night?"
"Well! In fact, the habits of king crabs are no different from other crabs. Although they are OK during the day, the time is too short. Putting crab cages in the evening and collecting the cages the next day can also ensure that each cage has enough harvest."
When the two boats surrounded the selected king crabs and put all the cages they carried. The kitchen team also started preparing supper for everyone at the warning of Zhuang Haiyang. After dinner, they naturally had to rest.
Although the wind and waves were even bigger at night, fortunately, the tonnage of the fishing boat was large enough. While shaking, many crew members fell asleep quickly. As for Zhuang Haiyang, like other crew members, they stayed in their own lounge to meditate and practice.
Except for being with his wife, Zhuang Haiyang rarely slept in bed at night, and most of the time he would sit in the lounge to meditate and practice. This kind of practice has become a habit. Moreover, the efficiency and speed of restoring energy and spirit are higher.
When the crew woke up one after another the next day, they still ate breakfast first as usual. The cage took a long time, so it would definitely not work without eating something to suck your stomach. This is why they ate breakfast first and then work.
If a crew member feels hungry when he is tired, he can also go to the kitchen team to have a meal temporarily. For the kitchen team members who are in charge of food, occasionally adding meals to the crew is also one of their jobs. After all, they rarely participate in the work!
What is different from usual is that Zhuang Haiyang doesn’t have to take action on the job of collecting crab cages himself. He just needs to move his mouth. Following the two boats, each heading to the waters of the lower cage to collect the first crab cage to invest.
Looking at the tight slings, many old team members wearing gloves also smiled and said, "Looking at this stance, I think the first cage should have a lot of gains. After that, you guys will follow us to learn first and throw away the crabs that do not meet the standards.
Also, the selected qualified crabs should be put in the water tank as soon as possible. Unlike other crab fleets, our crabs can be sold at high prices because of the large number of live crabs. Do you understand?"
"clear!"
"Then start preparing for work!"
As the bystander, Zhou Guang, although he wanted to go over and help, Hong Wei also said at the right time: "Don't participate in this kind of thing. When fishing in the afternoon, you can also join in the fun.
By the way, you probably haven’t eaten king crabs before? No surprise, there will definitely be a king crab meal at noon. I won’t say anything else when I go to sea with the boat, but I can’t help but eat all kinds of top seafood!”
Hong Wei, who said this, also knew that Zhou Guang and others went out to sea with the ship, and they really felt that there was nothing to do. In fact, when the fleet arrived at the Antarctic Sea, the two helicopters basically did not take off, but sink directly to the hangar.
The wind and waves are too strong, and it is still somewhat dangerous to make the helicopter hover on the apron. But even so, Zhuang Haiyang still feels that professional matters are left to professionals. Zhou Guang and others don’t have to feel embarrassed.
Looking at the huge crab cage hanging onto the boat, they were all filled with huge king crabs. The team members who participated in the fishing for the first time all said excitedly: "Oh my god! There are probably hundreds of crabs in this cage? This crab is really big!"
However, as the crabs were dumped onto the deck, many new players thought that the big king crabs were picked up by the old players and threw them back into the sea. They picked out one of the big king crabs and said, "Only those who meet this standard are what we want, do you understand?"
"But I used to see a lot of such a big king crab in a seafood restaurant! All of them were caught, what a pity I threw away?"
"What's the pity? Our living water tank is limited, and the king crabs transported back must be the ones that meet the first-level crab standards. It is precisely because of the strict requirements that our king crabs are so popular, do you understand?"
"Yeah! Remember!"
Looking at the selected qualified crabs, they began to pile up crab baskets placed next to them. The new team members were also very quick. The two carried the crab baskets in groups and poured them into the living water tank where they started to deliver oxygen. The people in the kitchen were staying aside to watch the fun.
Occasionally, qualified crabs with missing arms and legs will be thrown out by the picking team members, while the cooks will pack them up and prepare them as ingredients for lunch. In this case, the old team members are no longer surprised.
Speaking of which, I haven’t eaten this kind of king crab for a while, many old team members also feel a little missed. They even took advantage of the time of picking up and joked with the cooks and asked the cooks to make more flavors so that they could choose.
"Don't worry! The ingredients we brought this time are very good, so we can make sure that everyone can enjoy their meals. Hurry up and work!"
After laughing and joking, the cooks actually felt happy. For them, isn’t it a pleasure and fun to be able to cook such top seafood? Zhou Guang and others finally knew why the fleet could make money.
Fishing for king crabs is also a risky job for many foreign crab boats. But the biggest risk is undoubtedly that after putting in the crab cage, it is very likely that even the king crabs cannot be caught.
In fact, it is not uncommon for empty cages. If you can catch them occasionally, you have to worry about not being qualified. The fishing standards for king crabs and fishery management departments in various countries also have relatively strict standards and requirements.
On the other hand, every time the fleet returns to the port, the fishing management personnel in charge of the South Island will work on site. To sell these king crabs, corresponding taxes are required. As for the standards, there are naturally no problems.
In the words of those managers, if all fishing boats or crab boats implement standards like Zhuanghaiyang, their marine ecology will be better maintained, and there is no need to send patrol boats to randomly check from time to time.
If the new team members were still excited at the beginning, they didn’t talk much next time. The reason is that as the crab cages kept rising, the number of king crabs piled up on the deck was also increasing.
Everyone seemed very busy and had no time to talk and chat. Such a busy scene made everyone devote their energy to work. Other idle people felt very happy to see this scene.
Chapter completed!