It doesn't matter anyway, it has been hanging on the bottom for so many days. Anyway, when I shined the flashlight just now, I could see that the buoy was still there, but it had just drifted.
After he collected all the shrimp pots and poured all the fish and shrimps into the baskets, Ye's father dragged the two baskets of shrimps to the side so as not to hinder him from putting them down again.
There were only three rows of shrimp pots left, but two full baskets of more than 100 kilograms of fish and shrimps were collected. This harvest was also the best, and it was also the reason why they had been kept for too many days.
When Ye Yaodong was putting the shrimp pots, Father Ye was also picking them. He picked out the fish first, checked whether they were fresh and sorted them.
The shrimps are too small and it takes too long to pick them up. Put them back and cook them slowly.
After Ye Yaodong lowered the shrimp pots again, he drove the boat to the middle of the distant sea. It was still dark at this time, and it would not take much time to collect only three rows of shrimp pots.
Father Ye saw that it was almost time to launch the net, so he went to the cabin to drag the fishing net out first.
Not to mention, when working in the past, one or two boats could be seen passing by nearby, and occasionally there would be boats fishing not far away. When they were working tonight, they did not see any lights nearby.
Maybe it was really the border guard's deterrence, or maybe they had driven away many fishing boats in the past few days while they were listening to the show, so no fishing boats came close to this area.
Who cares, it’s better if there are no fishing boats competing for territory.
It may be that there are fewer fishing boats operating nearby, or it may be that there has been more cargo recently. The cargo they collected in the first net was quite large, but there was no squid.
Now Ye Yaodong no longer has to think about going around the island to see if there are any squid to pick up. The trawl net has not dragged them, and there must be no stranded ones on the island.
Still have to wait a few more days to see.
Father Ye also noticed it, "There are no squid, which means it's still early for the flood season. Either way, the two boats haven't returned yet. It would be better if it was later."
"Come later, finish later."
When they were closing the net, it was getting bright. The father and son saw that the sea around them was still very calm and there were no fishing boats coming. They felt relieved and continued fishing there.
It's best that no one from the government came.
However, when the sun rose, there were actually three fishing boats coming towards this place together.
The father and son looked at each other from a distance.
"From the border guard station?"
"It should be that everyone who deserves to be caught in Luzhou Island has probably been caught. Regardless of whether it is true or not, let's stay away, drive farther away, and avoid it. By the way, put the fishing net away, and put it away while we are still a little distance away. I still have time to get up, and if anything happens, I can still run.”
"Um."
It's a pity that they are still working there, otherwise, the father and son would have run away right now, but the distance is still quite far, and if the Internet is set up quickly, it will only take ten minutes.
The father and son were always paying attention to the sea surface and speeding up to close the net, but they worried too much. The three boats went straight to Oarfish Island without even looking at them.
However, they are not afraid of slanting shadows. They are also good people and hard-working fishermen. Even if the border guards are surrounding them, they are not afraid. The baskets of fish on the boat are proof of this.
What's more, the director of the border guard station had gone to his house for tea yesterday, and he had become familiar with it. It had only been a day and he wouldn't forget it. He was still waiting to go to the border guard station to sail, so he must have left an impression.
The father and son collected the fishing net without any danger and watched the three boats dock directly at Oarfish Island. They discussed it and wisely moved to farther seas to keep a distance.
Taking advantage of this time, I planned to rest for a while and cook some noodles first.
The piece of brown sugar cake in the early morning was just a piece of food for the father and son.
Ye Yaodong used local ingredients and threw shrimps and crabs directly into the pot. He also tore the cabbage casually with his hands a few times and threw it in to cook together.
"I thought they wouldn't come. I guess they can evacuate after searching for a day or two at most."
"Look, since they didn't come to chase us away, we'll just continue to be here. It'll be nice to see them stay away a little bit."
He nodded, "This way, we can see immediately whether they have withdrawn. If they have withdrawn, we should be able to set sail in less than two days."
I was shopping for small appliances by the way, and he wanted to see if there was a camera?
If you want a camera, buy one. It’s convenient to take pictures with you. When the time comes to wash it, just send it to a photo studio for washing.
He doesn't have any other secrets anyway. At most, he encounters strange things at sea and takes a few more photos. He also takes more photos of his family. He takes photos of each period. Later, these will be the most precious. memories.
"Well, take care of yourself. When they leave in the evening, we can collect the shrimp pots."
"You can eat the noodles. Eat before you start working."
The father and son each held a bowl of noodles and stood on the side of the boat, watching the island suck in the distance. They were so far away that they couldn't see anything, but their attention was still on it.
After a simple breakfast, they resumed trawling.
The work went smoothly until dusk. After watching their three boats sail away again, the father and son moved the boat closer to the reef.
It won't take long to collect the shrimp pot fees. It's almost done since we went down at night. It's still early today and we should collect them quickly.
Otherwise, who knows if I will be free tomorrow?
Maybe we have to go to town tomorrow to bring back the second boat. If we have time now, we will take back what we can first, in case we have to be unable to go to sea for several days.
However, when Ye Yaodong just collected the first network, he found that he could not collect it...
He could only move two meters and then stopped moving.
"Did you hang up again?"
"Well, this place is so bad. There are good products in the reefs below, but it is easy to get caught on the bottom. With these shrimp traps and nets, it is easy to get hooked and unable to get up."
"Forget it then, just pick up the other two."
"Let me go down and have a look, dad? By the way, I'll look for the one that was hung on the bottom some time ago. If I can get it back, I can get an extra row of shrimp pots. Can I also see if the abalones are growing underneath?"
Speaking of abalone, Father Ye was a little moved.
Last year, the whole family went out, but they caught a lot of abalone. Later, they went underwater and brought back several kilograms.
"It's evening now, it's a bit cold already, unlike during the day..."
"It's okay. I'm strong. If I move around and jump, it won't take long. Besides, it's not very cold."
"Okay, then go down if you want."
"Okay, dad, let's go to the warehouse to lift the machine."
Afraid that it would be too conspicuous outside, the father and his son had moved all the launching equipment into the cabin and hid it.
In fact, only one year has passed, and it is impossible for the abalone below to grow. This kind of wild abalone grown in a natural environment does not have sufficient nutrients in the water and its growth rate is extremely slow.
Farmed abalones will grow rapidly if they are regularly fed with kelp and asparagus, and can be harvested in basically one year.
Generally, artificially cultured abalone is released around September of that year, and the size can reach 20 pieces/kg-30 pieces/kg in May of the following year. It takes about 8 months to be sold, and most of them are harvested around 12 months.
The wild ones take about 3 years to harvest, so they are precious.
He said that just to impress his father.
Ye Yaodong debugged and started the machine, and then tried out the tube. Only when there was no problem did he feel free to move his body.
Three circles on the left, three circles on the right, twist your neck and twist your butt ~
After two minutes of simple activities, he took off his clothes, wearing only shorts and putting on his equipment and net bag.
In fact, it was really a bit cold, but he couldn't show it.
After putting on the equipment and doing some activities for a few more times, he jumped into the water.
"His ha~"
He shivered and swam on the surface of the sea a few times to get used to the temperature for a while, and then slowly swam to the bottom.
It's not dark yet, the weather is clear during the day, and the underwater visibility is pretty good. It's close to the island, and the surrounding water is very clear. However, if the water quality is not clear and bad, it won't breed so many abalones.
He hadn't been in the water for a year, and when he came down, he didn't rush down quickly. He planned to take it slow and get used to it first, and he wasn't in a hurry. Today he just wanted to find the shrimp pot and get it up first.
Other lobsters, sea cucumbers, and scallops can wait until next time. Anyway, only he knows about this treasure place, and only he can come down. Don’t worry, let’s explore the way today and get familiar with it.
But he didn't expect that he was quite lucky. As soon as he reached six meters above the water, he saw a big bass in front of him. According to his visual inspection, it should weigh seven or eight pounds.
What made him happy was not this big bass, but the swarms of densely packed Balang fish behind it, blocking out the sky!
Ye Yaodong was originally worried that others would not be able to catch such a big fish under the water, but he saw all the black Balang fish under the water rushing towards him.
He hurriedly swam a little further down, sank, and quickly moved to the side to avoid such a huge school of fish.
The target of this school of Balang fish is obviously that big sea bass!
Even though the Balang fish is only about 20 to 30 centimeters small, its destructive power is quite astonishing when in groups.
Each Balang fish has small, sharp fangs in its mouth, which are not very powerful on a single Balang fish. Once they form a group, they can kill large carnivorous fish weighing hundreds or hundreds of kilograms. It can also be easily defeated or even eaten!
The sea bass in front was surrounded directly under Ye Yaodong's nose.
Balang fish is known as the "piranha of the sea".
