My Deep-sea Fishery

"Have you found anything underwater?" Xiang Yang asked.

Chen Qingsheng shook his head and said: "The water is too deep, we can't reach the bottom of the sea at all. Except for some fast-moving mesopelagic fish and Antarctic krill that can be seen in the sea, we found nothing."

Xiang Yang nodded, the result was similar to what Xiang Yang expected.

After that, no one, including Xiang Yang, went into the water again.

Although the crew members on Xiangyang’s boat like to work underwater, every time they dive and fish, they rush to get into the water, but since the water here is deep, even if they go down, they will not be able to dive to the bottom, so the enthusiasm of the crew members will naturally disappear.

"Captain, when are we going to set sail?" Chen Qingsheng asked.

"If my guess is correct, the fleet will not sail today." Xiang Yang shook his head.

"Captain, didn't you tell us to rest early last night, and the fleet will leave early this morning?" Chen Qingsheng asked suspiciously.

"If I hadn't said that last night, how could you go to bed so early?" Xiang Yang asked back.

Chen Qingsheng was taken aback for a moment, then shook his head with a wry smile, "No."

Everyone drank too much at the banquet last night. If Xiang Yang hadn't said that the fleet was going to sail this morning, let alone the crew would have slept peacefully so early, maybe there would be a few drunken lunatics.

"Then what are we doing today?" Chen Qingsheng asked.

Xiang Yang rubbed his head, "The wind and waves we encountered yesterday were too strong. In addition to the loss of a large number of fish catches, many ships were also damaged to some extent. Without detailed inspection by the engine crew, it is certain that the ships will not We will continue sailing again, and if something goes wrong, we will repair it on the spot for a few days and it will be normal."

Chen Qingsheng was startled, "Captain, is our ship also inspected?"

"Of course." Xiang Yang nodded and said: "Although our fishing boat is a new boat, its windproof effect is actually similar to that of those old boats. I don't worry if I don't check it in detail."

Chen Qingsheng hurriedly said: "Captain, I will take people into the water to look at the bottom of the boat right now."

"Need not."

Xiang Yang called Chen Qingsheng and said, "It is impossible for the bottom of the ship to have problems. The main thing is to see if there are any problems with the various equipment and instruments on the deck."

Although the wind and waves were strong yesterday, the hull and cabin will not be affected.

Besides, if there was something wrong with the bottom of the ship, the ship would have sunk long ago.

"Then I'll go and get Lao Xu up now." Chen Qingsheng said.

"No, it's not certain whether it will be repaired or not. Wait for the news from Mr. Gao first. It will work, and then you can bring someone to clean the lower deck." Xiang Yang said.

Chen Qingsheng nodded quickly. After the banquet last night, although Chen Qingsheng had led someone to clean up the deck, a lot of snow had melted and solidified on the deck, turning into ice cubes that stuck firmly to the deck. It is extremely difficult to clean, but it will not work without cleaning, and it is easy to slip.

Chen Qingsheng called the master, took tools, and began to clear the broken ice from the bow to the stern of the boat.

Xiang Yang began to wash and brush his teeth, and then waited for Gao Chuang's news while eating breakfast.

Sure enough, Xiang Yang had just finished his breakfast when Gao Chuang sent someone over to convey Gao Chuang's intentions.

Just as Xiang Yang guessed, the fleet will tentatively schedule repairs on the spot for a day, and the captains and chief engineers of each ship will carefully check the various facilities and equipment on board, and the bottom and hull of the ship must not be missed.

Although Xiang Yang felt that it was unnecessary to check the bottom and hull of the boat, but the people on the other boats were checking, and they were idle anyway, so he personally took a few people to drill under the water.

Speaking of which, this was Xiang Yang's first inspection of the hull and bottom of the ship.

As soon as Xiang Yang dived to the bottom of the boat, he immediately found a large number of cylindrical barnacles on the bottom of the fishing boat.

Although barnacles are a very delicious seafood, Xiang Yang was not happy at all when he saw so many barnacles sticking to the bottom of his fishing boat.

The barnacles on the hull not only affect the sailing speed of the fishing boat, but are also poisonous and cannot be eaten at all.

There are always various aquatic organisms including barnacles attached to the bottom of many ships. On the one hand, these organisms increase the weight of the hull and increase the resistance of the fishing boat when sailing, and sometimes block the water injection ports of some equipment on the bottom of the ship, affecting the ship. Therefore, the bottom of many fishing boats must be cleaned every once in a while.

Xiang Yang's ocean-going fishing boat is still new, with a shiny hull.

If it hadn't been for diving into the sea this time and coming here to check the bottom of the boat, Xiang Yang would not have known that the bottom of his fishing boat was densely covered with barnacles.

Xiang Yang discovered that these barnacles firmly stuck to the bottom of the boat were not one type, but two types.

One is the cylindrical barnacle that Xiang Yang often sees on the seaside reefs.

The other is sea bergamot barnacles.

These barnacles may be due to long-term immersion in seawater, and they look very large and

"Wow."

Xiang Yang got out of the sea with a rather gloomy face.

Chen Qingsheng on the deck was shocked when he saw Xiang Yang's face, and quickly asked, "Captain, is there something wrong with the bottom of the ship?"

Xiang Yang shook his head, "No, everything under the boat is normal."

"What about your face, Captain?" Chen Qingsheng asked tentatively.

"I saw a large piece of barnacles under the boat." Xiang Yang said helplessly.

"What? Barnacles? A large area?" Fang Youqun, who was squatting at the stern of the deck smoking a cigarette, stood up abruptly, looking at Xiang Yang with bright eyes.

Xiang Yang rolled his eyes, he already knew what Fang Youqun was thinking.

"Those barnacles on the bottom of the boat are not edible, they are poisonous." Xiang Yang said directly.

Fang Youqun scratched his head in doubt, "Why, do barnacles still have production areas?"

Xiang Yang nodded, "Those barnacles growing on the reef are an excellent delicacy, but these barnacles attached to the bottom of the boat will only be spurned by others."

Chen Qingsheng frowned, "Captain, it's not long since our boat was launched, right? There's a large piece of barnacles on the bottom of the boat so soon?"

Xiang Yang nodded, "It's absolutely true, when you go back, it's time to ask someone to clean the bottom of the boat."

"It's time to clean it up. They have settled and multiplied on the bottom of the boat so quickly. These barnacles are quite scary." Chen Qingsheng echoed.

Fang Youqun looked indifferent, "Brother Yang, Brother Qing, you two are making too much fuss, isn't it just a little barnacle? Even if it is poisonous, at most we don't eat it. There is nothing terrible about it."

Xiang Yang glanced at Fang Youqun, "Master Chen is right. Don't underestimate barnacles. Barnacles are indeed disgusting and terrifying. Countless animals, including whales and sea turtles, are terrified of barnacles."

Many marine animals died due to the existence of barnacles, and even the shipping company had nothing to do with them. At least Xiang Yang had nothing to do with the barnacles at the bottom of the ship.