space fisherman

Chapter 91 Geoduck

I heard from my dad that this guy doesn’t hunt for food by himself anymore, he goes to the crew when he’s hungry, and if he can’t find the crew, he comes to the workers.
It finds you, if you don't give him food, he will show you all kinds of cuteness until you give him food.These workers can't help but smile bitterly.

In the words of the workers, this guy is about to become Yuwan Island, the island's favorite.

The fishing boat came to a sea area, Ye Yuan asked Ding to stop the boat here.

Speaking of which, it has been a long time since Ye Yuan went out to catch seafood by himself.

"I really miss the days when I just came back from Blue Island"

Ye Yuan was thinking
Although I didn't make as much money back then as I do now, I was busy every day and very motivated.

On the other hand, as long as I don't go out to sea, I just stay at home all day, and I tend to develop in the direction of salted fish. It's not good to continue like this.

"When I have nothing to do in the future, I still want to go out to sea for a while. It's such a happy decision."

Ye Yuan thought about these things, told Da Huang to stay on the boat well, and went down into the sea by himself.

This sea area was chosen because there is a coral group underneath, and generally there are plenty of fish around the coral group.

There are not only many fish resources here, but also a complete range of species.

Although there are many cherished species in my space, I still lack a lot of things. The only things I can sell now are lobster, abalone, dog claw snail and grouper.

The snow crabs and peony shrimps from last time have just been put into the space, and they haven't reached a large scale yet, so Ye Yuan doesn't want to take them out to entertain his second son, who is a foodie.

Ye Yuan came to the bottom of the sea, the water depth here is only more than [-] meters, not very deep for him, and the light is not bad.

Among the corals on the bottom of the sea, all kinds of fish shuttle among them, and some sea crabs chase some small fish with their big pincers.

Ye Yuan was in the middle of the coral group, looking for his prey, saw two lobsters, they were very small and let them go.

Although there are plenty of fish here, there are really not too many for Ye Yuan to see.

While Ye Yuan was searching, he suddenly saw a few cylindrical objects in the sea sand not far away.

Ye Yuanyou took a closer look, "Could it be... geoduck?"

Geoduck, the biological name is Pacific mud clam, also known as emperor clam and goddess clam.

The geoduck is the largest known burrowing bivalves. The largest geoduck shell is about 18-23 cm long. The water pipe can extend up to 1.3 meters and cannot be retracted into the shell. The weight of the shell can reach 3.6 kg. It is a large shellfish of the clam genus.

Because geoduck meat is delicious and nutritious, it is a high-end consumer product in the catering industry.

The shell is thin and brittle. The two shells are small and usually equal. There are serrated teeth on the front end of the shell surface. There are auxiliary shells on the back, belly and rear end of the dorsal shell. The water pipes are extremely developed. The thick water pipes cannot be completely retracted into the shell and remain The part outside the shell is more than 10 centimeters long, shaped like an elephant trunk, hence the name geoduck.

It lives in sea areas with a water depth of 6m-30m and sandy bottom.

Native to the North Pacific coast.Produced in the west coast of North America is the most plump. In 1998, Huaguo began to introduce geoduck, and some coastal areas of Huaguo began to breed them.

It is difficult to have wild geoducks in Huaguo, but because of the start of some breeding bases, some scattered geoducks will also appear in some sea areas.

Geoducks feed on single-celled algae in seawater and also filter-feed sediment and organic detritus.Its main predators are fish such as crabs, starfish, snails, and flatfish. Adult shellfish live on the seabed and have strong protection capabilities.

象拔蚌前4年生长较快，1龄贝壳长5-6厘米，重36-40克；
2龄贝壳长8-10厘米，重200-250克；
3龄贝壳长10-12厘米，重400-500克；
4龄贝壳长12-15厘米，重500-800克。

As the age increases, the growth of the shell gradually slows down, but the growth of the soft body can still continue, and the life span can reach more than 100 years.

Geoduck has the advantages of large individual, fast growth, delicious taste and high economic value.

The meat yield of geoduck is high, reaching about 60%-70%, which is not common in shellfish. The main edible part is the aqueduct muscle, which accounts for 30%-35% of the total consumption.

Every 100 grams contains 81 kcal of calories, 14.4 grams of protein and 1.3 grams of fat, which has high nutritional value.

Geoduck is rich in protein, which can maintain potassium and sodium balance and has the effect of eliminating edema.

It also has the effects of improving human immunity, lowering blood pressure and buffering anemia, and helps the growth and development of the human body.

It can be said that geoduck is a good thing, but it is also very troublesome to catch this guy.

Fishing for them requires divers to find where the geoducks are, and use a directional water jet called a "stab gun" to flush away the surrounding sediment so that their siphons can be seen and they can be removed.

When divers catch geoduck underwater, they will put the geoduck into the net bag they carry with them. After a certain amount is caught, they will be hoisted back to the boat, and then the staff on the boat will process and pack them.

This series of work needs to be done manually. In addition, the labor cost has gradually increased over the years, making it very expensive.

In front of Ye Yuan, there are only four of them. For some unknown reason, they probably sneaked out from a nearby breeding farm.

Anyway, Ye Yuan didn't intend to let it go when he met this thing.Although it is a bit troublesome, there are only four of them after all, so it can be done quickly.

After the geoduck was pulled out by Ye Yuan in the sea sand, the size was already clear at a glance. Each of these several weighed more than 1 kg, which is not bad.

Put a few geoducks in the pocket that you brought down, after all, these are for entertaining the second child, and there is no need to put them in the space.

Continue to search under the sea to see if you can find other good things.

After looking around for seafood that really didn't catch his eye, Ye Yuan had no choice but to return to the boat and drive towards the next destination.

It was a reef stall, not too far from Pinghai County, but the terrain there was complicated, and many fishing boats were reluctant to go there.

Ye Yuan parked the boat far away from the reef, and swam towards the reef stand.

Coming to this reef, Ye Yuan searched carefully. Ye Yuan heard from his father that there is only one specialty here, and that is oysters.

Oysters generally refer to oysters, commonly known as sea oysters, which belong to molluscs.

It is the largest cultured shellfish in the world and one of the important marine biological resources available to human beings. It is a globally distributed species.

Oysters are not only delicious and nutritious, but also have unique health care functions and medicinal value. They are a rare seafood with high nutritional value.

The zinc content of oysters ranks first in human food.

It is believed that oysters have the functions of curing weakness, detoxifying erysipelas, lowering blood pressure, nourishing yin and strengthening yang.

What Ye Yuan values ​​most is the last effect, as for why?Because of people like the second child. DDDD.

After calculating and adding several special products in the space, there is no problem entertaining the second child and the others, so Ye Yuan asked Ding Yi to sail straight to the pier of Pinghai County.

Arriving at the pier in Pinghai County, it was still half an hour before 10 o'clock, Ye Yuan first found a small restaurant with a good location by the pier and ate.

After all, I got up early to catch the sea, and it’s past 9 o’clock now. It’s a lie to say that I’m not hungry.

Sitting by the window, I ordered a bowl of seafood noodles and a few side dishes.

This position can directly see the pier, even if the second child and the others arrive early, Ye Yuan can still see it.

(End of this chapter)