Golden Fishery

Geoduck, the species name is Pacific submerged clam, is a high-grade seafood advocating for consumption in the Far East, including Chinese and Japanese.

It can be seen from the scientific name that its origin is in the Pacific Ocean, and the specific origin is in the North Pacific coast of the United States and Canada.

In the past, North American residents did not eat geoduck, so geoduck grew well. But since Asian immigrants began to prey on geoduck in North America, the local geoduck has become an endangered species.

The Newfoundland government also discovered business opportunities from this point. After the cod resources were exhausted, this was also one of the commercial species introduced by the government at that time to solve the fishery crisis.

Unlike the delicate turbot, geoducks have survived in the Newfoundland fishing grounds, and because the ocean here has a confluence of cold and warm currents, the food is more abundant, and the growth of geoducks is quite optimistic.

But when it comes to the harvest season, a problem arises. Geoducks in the Pacific Ocean can live in shallow waters, such as the inland waters of Puget Sound in Washington State and fishing areas in British Columbia.

But when they arrived in the Atlantic Ocean, they changed their habits, ran to the deep sea, and lived on the sandy bottom. In this way, the cost of fishing is high. When catching, a compressor must be used to blow away the sand particles on the seabed, and then divers will be sent to pick them up. The labor cost is very high.

In fact, the government of Newfoundland is not afraid of high labor costs. As long as it can be sold at a high price in the Far East, isn’t it all right? There is something to earn.

The bad thing happened. In 1996, the Chinese Fisheries Bureau introduced this kind of sea mussel from North America and started artificial breeding.

Moreover, there are many sea areas in northern China that are suitable for its growth. In this way, it is only necessary to introduce species of mussels, carry out artificial seedling production, and then use the temperature-raising stimulation method. The hatching rate of clam seedlings can reach 80%-90%, and then they are planted in the fishery and wait for the harvest.

As for the high labor costs during harvesting? Ha, I'm sorry, Brother Laojia, everything else in China is expensive, but labor costs are cheap. Furthermore. Geoducks seem to be brothers of the socialist camp. When they reach the coastal areas of China, they don't go to the deep sea to survive...

The government of Newfoundland was staring at it at the time, can they still grow geoduck? No, it turns out the stuff is doing well in the Newfoundland fishery. Kind of, what to use to compete with Chinese products? The labor cost is cheap and there is no shipping fee. Newfoundland vomits blood that can be fought in price wars.

Later, geoducks became tasteless in the Newfoundland fishing grounds. It was a pity to discard them if they were tasteless. If there is no fishing, forget it.

This is why there are geoducks in the Daqin Fishing Ground. Qin Shiou went around the fishing ground and found that there are quite a few of them, ranging from the near sea to the deep sea. Offshore waters are geoduck seedlings,

The deep sea is the adult geoduck.

Adult geoducks are big guys, their shells can reach forty centimeters in length and weigh close to ten kilograms!

Qin Shiou saw a lot of this kind of big clams in the deep sea area, of course this is normal. After all, geoduck is an old birthday star that can live for 150 years.

Of course, most geoducks are still about one kilogram, and this size is also the time when the meat is the most delicious and tender. Qin Shiou sent a squid hard labor group. He caught a dozen or so and sent them to the beach, where he picked them up and cooked them at night.

Discovering the unexpected harvest of geoduck—this is really a surprise. For the government of Newfoundland, geoduck is tasteless, but for Qin Shiou, it is a treasure.

Geoducks are expensive. The ones produced in the waters of Newfoundland are more expensive because they are less polluted in the deep sea, pure wild, and pure natural. If you only talk about the price of meat, it is more expensive than bluefin tuna.

so. When the harvest season comes, these geoducks from the Daqin Fishing Farm can increase his income a lot.

As for the fishing problem that is the most troublesome for the Newfoundland government, it is very simple for him. It is enough for the calamari hard workers to dispatch, and it is no problem to catch you 5,000 kilograms a day.

When he was in a good mood, Qin Shiou began to infuse the sea god's energy into the giant geoducks. These giant clams are breeding clams, and they depend on them for reproduction.

Except for the unexpected joy of geoduck, other aspects of the fishing ground have not changed much, except that the fish are bigger. It is estimated that cod will be sold tomorrow spring.

Black butterfly shells survived well in the coral reef sea area. Qin Shiou took a look and found that some big shells had round black pearls inside. In his eyes, this is not a black bead, but a golden bead.

Seeing the black butterfly shell, Qin Shiou couldn't help but think of the huge scallop in George Shoal. It tastes really good. Let's see if we can introduce it if we have a chance.

The gooseneck barnacles are also growing well hanging on the coral reef, with plenty of food, Qin Shiou is going to lure them to the pier when they are ready to reproduce.

For things like sharks, whales and boats, gooseneck barnacles are parasites, but for marinas, it's the protective clothing that helps the marina withstand the waves. Plus, they grow on docks and are easier to pick.

A lot of fish have been added to the giant algae jungle at the northwest end of the farewell island. Qin Shiou is surprised that this is the territory of sea pythons. Why do these fish dare to come here to survive?

The sunfish gave him the answer. These fish have a common feature in their habitats, that is, they surround the sunfish.

Qin Shiou approached the sunfish, and could feel through the sea god's consciousness that this ugly thing could secrete an enzyme.

These enzymes are not inactivated after leaving the sunfish. They can survive in seawater for a period of time, and other fish eat these enzymes, which can be used to treat injuries.

Even sea pythons would run around the sunfish territory from time to time, not to hunt or patrol, but to devour enzymes. Sunfish are also very welcome to sea pythons. When encountering sea pythons, they will even go up to them and stay with them for a while.

This is easy to understand. Sunfish are clumsy and poor at swimming, and are often eaten by other fish and sea animals in the ocean. Although sea pythons are large, their feeding methods determine that they are not a threat to sunfish: no matter how wide the sea python's mouth is, it cannot swallow the sunfish whole.

In this way, the sea python became the sunfish's bodyguard instead, and the two sides formed a mutualistic relationship. The sunfish healed the sunfish, and the sea python provided protection for the sunfish.

With sunfish shoals, the kelp jungle became another prime habitat for fish, four-fingered threadfin, sea bass, silver pomfret, Newfoundland redfish, mackerel, Atlantic flounder, goldeneye, thorntail Fish, silverscale salmon, etc., can be seen here.

Leaving the giant algae jungle, Qin Shiou went to the deep sea to have a look. It used to be the territory of the man-eating shark imperial army. Now, there is a huge school of five or six hundred bluefin tuna.

The bluefin tuna live happily here, with abundant food and few natural enemies. Under the leadership of the big blue marlin, they can swim slowly, instead of having to swim as fast as they did in George Shoal to avoid predators.

The price of bluefin tuna is related to their meat quality, the thicker the fat, the better the taste and the higher the price. And the slower they swim, the more fat they accumulate, which is the same as raising pigs.

The sea god consciousness is cruising faster now, and Qin Shiou withdrew the sea god consciousness after turning about half a circle in the fishing ground.

There is no crisis in the fishery, but it has given him a lot of surprises. Of course, he is in crisis now, and these crises must be resolved as soon as possible, that is, bid farewell to the ownership of the fishery in the west of the island. (to be continued)