Fisherwoman: After my divorce, I became rich by fishing at sea

Chapter 555: Eastern Horseshoe Crab

"Dad, it's only been less than two hours, are you already setting up the net?"

Fu Wan checked her watch to confirm the time, and Boss Fu turned the rudder, preparing to sail back in the direction of the Yangfan Qihang.

Hearing Fu Wan's question, he looked at the control panel again.

"Get up, Internet cafe! Look at this boat. It's almost maxed out, and it can't go any faster."

"I see, the trawl net is definitely full!"

What Boss Fu said made sense. Fu Wan got up and went out. Ye Lin and Fu Shi listened to their conversation and saw that they were indeed going to hoist the net, so he hurried over to wrap the net rope around the net hoisting machine.

Seeing this, Fang Min next to her also went over to help. Fu Wan saw that she was of no use, so she simply dragged the fish basket over from the side.

Although the last trip to the sea had a good harvest, Fu Wan was still a little unsure about this trawling.

After all, it was the first time we had traveled so far, and it was also the first time the new boat had trawled.

Everyone was looking forward to the first online goods of the day, and they all stared at the big net bag that was slowly rising.

Seeing the net bag bulging, Fu Wan also breathed a sigh of relief.

With such a big ball, it looks like there are indeed a lot of fish.

After setting the sailing speed and direction, Boss Fu also came to the deck. Just then, the net bag rose up, so he simply stepped forward and untied the rope.

"Oh shit!"

After a burst of splashing sounds, everyone was stunned when they saw the big fish in the pile of fish.

"What...what is this?"

The thing in front of me looked like a millstone, round and big, with a black shell and a long tail behind it.

"Why does this thing's shell look so much like the dung beetle in our village?"

“Are there dung beetles in the sea?”

Ye Lin kicked it with his foot. He had never seen this thing before. It looked pitch black, just the same color as a dung beetle.

Fu Wan looked around at the thing and felt that it looked familiar.

Suddenly, a light bulb went off in her head, and her guesses became clearer.

"Is this... a horseshoe crab?"

"What, monkey?"

"It's not a monkey, it's a horseshoe crab!"

Fu Wan was helpless and could only look at Boss Fu.

"Dad, am I right? This thing is the horseshoe crab in the sea, right?"

Boss Fu stepped forward and lifted the creature by its tail. "Yes, it's a horseshoe crab."

"This thing can't be eaten, let's put it aside."

Fu Wan nodded in agreement, "We must release them. Horseshoe crabs are a national treasure."

"national treasure?"

Fang Min's eyes changed when she looked at the horseshoe crab. She had never encountered such a thing at sea before. The navy did not fish at sea, so they rarely encountered strange fish.

At most, you might encounter large marine creatures like dolphins and killer whales patrolling the streets.

"Yes, the horseshoe crab is a national treasure. It's called trilobite or the Oriental horseshoe crab."

As the name describes, the horseshoe crab's entire body is divided into three parts: cephalothorax, abdomen and tail.

The whole body of the horseshoe crab is black-brown, and it has a strong horseshoe-shaped armor on its head and chest. There are some bulges on the back, and the edge of the shell is an arc with bone spurs.

At the same time, there are three bony vertebrae on the back of the horseshoe crab. The middle one has a pair of simple eyes at the front ends, and the two side ones have a compound eye on the outside each.

The horseshoe crab has six pairs of small claws under its abdomen, giving it a hexagonal shape. Its tail is also an extremely slender triangle. (Image of the horseshoe crab website) Perhaps horseshoe crabs will become extinct in the near future, but I hope everyone will recognize this creature beyond its useful blood. As a national treasure, the horseshoe crab naturally has unique characteristics.

Despite its unassuming appearance, it is one of the longest-living creatures on Earth. Later research indicates that horseshoe crabs have existed for 500 million years, earning them the title of a living fossil.

The most distinctive thing about horseshoe crabs is the color of their blood.

It is the only blue-blooded creature on Earth. Because of its special blood that can cure human diseases, it was hunted by humans to the brink of extinction and was finally listed as a protected animal by the country.

After hearing Fu Wan's scientific explanation, everyone on the boat looked at the horseshoe crab with awe.

Blue blood can cure diseases, how amazing!

But everyone on the boat was upright. The horseshoe crab was so scared by the bipedal creatures it had never seen before that it crawled into the corner of the boat.

Fu Wan stepped forward and held it down, then carefully picked it up.

"Live well in the sea and don't get caught in fishing nets again."

After saying that, Fu Wan gently threw it toward the water surface. With a loud splash, the horseshoe crab returned to the sea.

"Hey, let me tell you, this thing is really huge!"

After the horseshoe crabs were sent away, everyone naturally started to pick out the fish on the deck, but to be honest, there was nothing special about this net.

In addition to the horseshoe crab, there was also a crumpled piece of broken net in the net bag. Fortunately, there were quite a few nine-segment shrimps in it, which made up for everyone's regret.

"It's okay, these shrimps are pretty good too. I'll pick some out later and make a midnight snack for everyone!"

Hearing Fu Wan's words, Ye Lin couldn't help laughing.

"Awan, since your aunt is not here, you can make as many as you want!"

Fu Wan raised her eyebrows proudly. Isn't it just taking advantage of the fact that Ye Xiaocui is not around and no one is watching?

"We still have to stay at sea for a few days, so the food should be better."

Boss Fu agreed without even looking up, "Awan is right, with so few of us we can't eat much.

If you want to eat anything, just tell me what’s in the net bag.”

"Uncle, this is what you said. If you catch a bluefin tuna later, don't be reluctant to let it go!"

Boss Fu said happily, "You are quite good at eating."

Ye Lin raised his head. Of course, he still thought he was the hunter from before!

He is now considered an experienced fisherman!

After the nine-segment shrimps were picked out, they weighed more than 300 kilograms. What surprised Fu Wan was that Fu Qing followed Fang Min obediently throughout the whole process of picking out the fish, without her having to worry about anything.

Moreover, Fu Qing only picked the big ones. The nine-segment shrimps in the basket she sorted out were basically about half a pound in size. Fu Wan estimated that the basket was worth hundreds of yuan.

Because there were still some discarded debris in the fishing net, Boss Fu cleaned it up for a long time before pushing the trawl net back into the sea.

The people on the deck did not stop either. In addition to the nine-segmented shrimp, they also picked up a bucket of flower crabs and red-shelled crabs, as well as a lot of sea bream.

There were not many living things in the trawl net, so after the fish baskets were full, Ye Lin and Fang Min sent them to the cold storage.

When the deck was cleared, Fu Wan also saw the red flag flying on the Yangfan Qihang.

"Dad, do you think Uncle Chen and the others caught any hairtail?"

Boss Fu shook his head upon hearing this. He steered the boat while saying to Fu Wan, "I'm not sure about this either. Mainly because I've never seen this kind of radar net fishing before."

Radar nets require a lot of patience. Boss Fu is used to trawling and hand-casting nets, so he doesn't know much about radar nets.

However, when their ship approached the Sailing Ship, Fu Ming's voice came from the radio.

"Dad, Awan, we caught several hundred kilograms of hairtail!"