space fisherman

Chapter 609 Bering Sea

In addition, snow crabs have 4 pairs of slender legs and a pair of short and clumsy claws.
There are short, small hard spines on the crab claws, which look a bit like hairpins.

Gray-eyed snow crabs grow slowly and go through 11 growth stages in their lifetime.

This is the smaller species of the snow crab family, with an average weight of around 1kg.

In recent years, the catch of gray-eyed snow crab has dropped significantly. In 2015, the global catch was about 15 tons.

By 2018, due to quota reductions and other factors, the catch had dropped to 104000 tons.

Red-eyed snow crabs belong to the same genus as gray-eyed snow crabs and are more than twice the size of gray-eyed snow crabs.
Compared with bright-eyed snow crabs, red-eyed snow crabs are fatter and more attractive.

The meat is rich and delicious, and the red-eyed snow crab has become the main commercial crab.

Commercial fishing of red-eye snow crabs began in the mid-20s.

Developed in Alaska when local crabber fishermen began to harvest red-eyed snow crab in large numbers.

In less than five years, the catch of red-eyed snow crab quickly reached 5 tons, surpassing the catch of king crab at that time.

It was not until 1978 that the number of its groups began to decline sharply.

Because of the decline in the number of red-eyed snow crabs, many fishermen have turned their attention to gray-eyed snow crabs.

This is what led to the gray-eyed snow crabs really showing their prominence.

In terms of taste, Ye Yuan personally thinks that the red-eyed snow crab is more delicious, after all, it has a lot of meat, isn't it?
For Huaguo, snow crab is one of the imported species, and the price is also very expensive, especially in this world, where the fishing period has not yet arrived, and it is rarely available in the market.

Take the restaurant in Blue Island as an example. If you want to eat snow crab at this time, even if you can buy it, it will cost more than 400 yuan per catty. Of course, this is the price of the restaurant.

Seeing so many snow crabs, the crew all beamed with joy.

They knew without Ye Yuan saying that this was a high-end product, and the commission this time would definitely not be less.

Ye Yuan picked up a basket of snow crabs slowly,

"Fat! Fat!"

Hearing Ye Yuan's call, Gong Hongzhuang quickly ran out of the cabin.

Ye Yuan pointed to a basket of snow crabs in front of him and said:
"Improve it at noon, let everyone try it!"

Before Gong Hongzhuang could speak, Yu Hongbo on the side quickly interjected:
"Boss, this food is quite expensive, shall we stop eating it?"

"Old Yu, we are fishermen, what's the matter with eating some caught fish? Listen to me, let's eat snow crabs for lunch today!"

Ye Yuan knew what Yu Hongbo was thinking, but he didn't think there was any point in giving the crew some snow crabs.

Hearing what the boss said, Yu Hongbo couldn't insist anymore, but he still suggested:

"Boss, we don't need to eat these. I think several of them have broken legs. Why don't we eat those with broken legs?"

Ye Yuan also has nothing to do with Yu Hongbo, he thinks for himself as the boss, so it's hard for him to talk about him, right?

"Okay! You and the fat man can figure it out!"

After finishing speaking, Ye Yuan left the deck straight away.

Yu Hongbo winked at the fat man, and Gong Hongzhuang obediently put the box of snow crabs that Ye Yuan picked out back to the original place, and then went to pick up the disabled crabs from the pile of crabs.

Watching the snow crabs being sorted, the baskets were sent to the freezer.

All the crew members had time to move their bodies at this time, Ma Hua, You Zhiyong and others surrounded Ye Yuan.

"Boss, I heard that there are special crab boats in Alaska. Their income must be very high? How about we go there once we have time?"

You Zhiyong handed over a cigarette, and then asked.

Ye Yuan took the cigarette handed over by You Zhiyong, and Ma Hua quickly helped to light it.

Looking up at several crew members who looked eager to try, they leaned against the side of the ship, and after exhaling a smoke ring, they said leisurely:

"You only see the dog eating meat, but you can't see it when the dog eats shit."

Ma Hua asked with a puzzled look:

"What does the boss say? It's all about capture. Is there any difference?"

Ye Yuan gave this guy a white look, and didn't bother to talk about him.

After taking another puff of cigarette, he said casually:
"How could it be the same? In that kind of place, not only the weather is cold, but the sea is also very windy and waves. Do you think it can be the same as you are now?
I can tell you responsibly that crabbing is a very dangerous job, and people lose their lives every year because of it. "

Through perception, Ye Yuan knows that there are so many red-eyed snow crabs on the bottom of this sea area.

"Okay, don't surround me anymore, and catch another net! I see that there should be a lot of snow crabs down there."

Hearing what Ye Yuan said, the crew all returned to their posts and started a new round of fishing.

Today is really a bumper day for Yushui, and it has cast three nets successively.There are as many as 8 tons of snow crab feet.

Although the crew is very tired, everyone's smile is still very happy.

In the evening, after Ye Yuan had a delicious meal of snow crab, he came to the deck alone, admiring the beautiful sunset on the Bering Sea.

The Bering Sea is the northernmost marginal sea on the Pacific coast.

He is between (66°31′N, 51°22′N), and the sea area is triangular.

It is connected to the Arctic Ocean by the Bering Strait in the north, and connected to the Pacific Ocean by the Aleutian Islands in the south.

Located in the northernmost waters of the Pacific Ocean.

It separates the Asian continent (northeast Siberia) from the North American continent (Alaska).

Its total area is 230.4 million square kilometers.

The average water depth is 1636 meters.

The maximum water depth is 4773 meters.

And through the Bering Strait to the Arctic Sea.

The border between country M and Maoxiong country is on the Bering Sea and the Bering Strait.

The Bering Sea is cold all year round.

The annual average temperature is 2°C to 4°C in the south and -10°C to -8°C in the north.

The number of days in northern China where the daily average temperature is below zero and -20°C is 240 days and 100 days respectively.

There are 20 days in the south where the daily average temperature is between -0°C and 140°C.

Although Ye Yuan chose to enter the Bering Sea in summer, the current temperature is only a few degrees above zero.

The crew had already put on autumn clothes when they entered the Bering Sea.

According to Ye Yuan's plan, in a few days, everyone should change into the cotton clothes he prepared for this trip to sea.

The reason why he came here was because Ye Yuan had a dream when he was in school.

As a fisherman, Ye Yuan's greatest wish is to be able to go fishing at the North and South Poles of Blue Star.

Antarctica is still a bit far away for me now, but as Ye Yuan, the Bering Strait closest to the North Pole, I have to come and see.

After all, it is the best place to watch whales.

If there are many whale watching resorts in the world, they are all younger brothers in front of the Bering Strait.

Just because of various reasons, not everyone can enjoy the sight of whales migrating in groups by entering the Bering Strait.

When Ye Yuan was standing on the boat, his thoughts were drifting into the distance.

Yu Hongbo's voice sounded behind him:
"Boss, what happened to you when you went to sea this time?"

(End of this chapter)